Gifts for a geography or economics teacher
Classroom-ready data posters from £2.99, including a full set of continent population charts. Every source is printed on the poster, so they double as teaching material.
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Teachers get a lot of mugs. What they are usually short of is wall material that is accurate, readable from the back of the room, and does not look like it came free from an exam board.
These are drawn to scale from published data, with the source and year on the print, which means they can be pointed at during a lesson rather than just decorating the corridor.
How to choose
For a geography department, the continent population set is the obvious buy — Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania are sold separately, so a department can build a wall over time or split the cost.
For economics and business, the whole-world GDP and trade charts do more work, because they map onto the syllabus directly.
If you are buying for a classroom rather than an office, buy the printable version. At £3.99 you can print it large at a local print shop for less than the cost of posting a big poster, and reprint it when a student inevitably puts a drawing pin through it.
The picks
Prices shown are for the printed matte poster. Most designs are also sold as a printable download at £3.99 and a phone wallpaper pack at £2.99.
The World’s Most Populous Countries
Top 5, 10 and 25 by population — the one that gets pointed at most.
£12.99 printed
The World’s 8.2 Billion People
All 8.2 billion people, every country drawn to scale.
£12.99 printed
Africa’s Population
Africa’s 1.56 billion, country by country.
£12.99 printed
Asia’s Population
Asia’s projected 4.7 billion.
£12.99 printed
Europe’s Population
Europe’s 748.1 million.
£12.99 printed
North America’s Population
North America’s 480.5 million.
£12.99 printed
South America’s Population
South America’s projected 386.3 million.
£12.99 printed
The World’s Biggest Migration Magnets 2025
Where people are actually moving, and how much.
£12.99 printed
Printed, printable or wallpaper?
Every design here comes in three forms. The printed matte poster is made to order on 189 gsm paper and posted unframed. The printable download is £3.99, arrives instantly, and comes in four frame ratios with a printing guide — the right call if you have left it late or want to print large locally. The phone wallpaper pack is £2.99 for three designs, which makes it the only thing on this site that works as a genuine sub-£5 Secret Santa.
Questions
Can I buy the whole continent set together?
Not as a bundle at the moment — they are listed individually, so add the ones you want to the basket. The printable versions make a full set considerably cheaper.
Are these accurate enough to teach from?
Yes. The population charts use the UN’s World Population Prospects and the economic ones use World Bank and IMF figures, with the year printed on each poster so nobody is teaching from a stale number.
Do the posters come framed?
No. They ship rolled and unframed, which keeps postage sensible and lets the recipient match their own frames. All sizes are standard, so shop-bought frames fit.
Where does the data come from?
Each poster names its source and year on the print itself — World Bank, UN, IMF, SIPRI or Our World in Data, depending on the dataset. Nothing here is invented or rounded for effect.
What size should I get?
These are dense graphics with a lot of small countries on them. If it is going to be the main thing on a wall, go large — at the smallest sizes the smaller countries get tight.
Buying for a whole department?
The printable downloads are £3.99 each and can be printed at whatever size the corridor needs, which works out considerably cheaper than posting several large posters.
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