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Interactive visualizations across 199 national anthems

Across 199 national anthems, the most common themes are Freedom (108), Unity (99), God / Faith (97). The dominant mood is "Proud" (42 anthems). Africa has the most anthems in our database (54). 65 countries have changed their anthem at least once.

Theme Distribution

Most common themes across all anthems (taxonomy tags; instrumental anthems excluded)

Mood Distribution

Emotional tone of national anthems

Anthems by Region

Geographic distribution of anthems in our database

Adoption Timeline

When countries adopted their current anthems

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Anthems

Themes

Continents

Changed Anthems