PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1824

In 1824 the atlas holds 533 states standing across 6 regions. 16 things began that year - First law of thermodynamics, Second law of thermodynamics and Helix Nebula among them - and 6 ended; 37 people were born and 17 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1820s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1824

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 2

Wars and battles 9

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 3

What ended in 1824

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 2

Wars and battles 3

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1824 37

and 21 more in the atlas.

Died in 1824 17

and 1 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1824

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 129 statesEurope129Middle East and North Africa: 66 statesMiddle East and North Africa66Sub-Saharan Africa: 46 statesSub-Saharan Africa46South Asia: 166 statesSouth Asia166East and Southeast Asia: 70 statesEast and Southeast Asia70Americas and Oceania: 29 statesAmericas and Oceania29Location unknown: 27 statesLocation unknown27

Europe129 states

and 119 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa66 states

and 56 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa46 states

and 36 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia166 states

and 156 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia70 states

and 60 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania29 states

and 19 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown27 states

and 17 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1799 – 1849: every state, war and life of 1824 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1824: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.