Worldmapper - A different view of the world
One of my favorite books about mapping is How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier which is not really about how to lie with maps but about how our worldview is constructed based on maps that have their own inherent flaws. Or in some cases, how maps have been constructed to promote a particular worldview (i.e. that the U.S.S.R. was a massive threat during the Cold War).
Here is a site that presents different views of the world based on things like wealth, illeteracy among women, violence, carbon emissions, and nuclear waste: Worldmapper. The group running this project is also working on maps that show depletion of resources, exploitation and debt.
If you see a map you like, you can generate a pdf poster with the category compared to total population or even download the data into excel.
Look at the U.S.'s giant fat ass in this image showing fuel use:
