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Information Is Beautiful
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Data visualizations & information graphics by David McCandless. Plus favourite finds from around the web. Making sense of the world - well, trying to - since 2009.

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A true world divide

A world map infographic comparing annual per capita consumption of coffee versus tea, with countries shaded brown where coffee is consumed more and teal where tea is consumed more. Large swaths of the globe including most of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the UK are shown preferring tea, while North America, most of South America, much of Europe including Scandinavia, and Australia are shaded for coffee. The split shows clear regional trends: coffee dominates in the Americas, Northern and Central Europe, and Australia, while tea dominates in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The map is titled “COFFEE VS TEA What’s consumed more in cups per year,” with a key identifying coffee in brown and tea in teal, and cites Statista as the source. At the bottom is the logo for The World in Maps.
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Vibrations / frequency / cycles / waves / rates

data https://geni.us/IIB-PerSecond

Chart showing frequency ranges for various phenomena, from 1 Hz (resting heart rate) to 30 sextillion Hz (gamma rays). Includes human senses, electronic devices, and electromagnetic spectrum. Scale spans from cycles per second to trillions of Hz.
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Oil

Voronoi chart visualises the % of world's proven oil reserves by country, divided by OPEC (70.4% of reserves) and NON-OPEC nations (30.6%). Venezuela has the largest reserves at 18% with Saudi Arabia (17%) and Iran (9%) in 2nd & 3rd. Of the NON-OPEC nations, Canada has the largest at 10%, followed by Russia 6% and USA (4%)
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Antarctica is BIG

A map comparing the size of Antarctica and the United States. The map shows the entire continent of Antarctica with the outline of the contiguous United States superimposed on it. The United States is significantly smaller than Antarctica.
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America's Most Trusted Professions...Now we need to see this plotted against salary ...

(by @chartrdaily)

A bar chart titled "How Americans View The Morality Of Professions." The chart shows the percentage of Americans who rate people in various professions as having "high/very high," "average," and "low/very low" honesty and ethical standards. Professions are listed in descending order of perceived morality, with nurses at the top and lobbyists at the bottom. The chart highlights the stark contrast in public perception between professions like nurses and teachers (viewed favorably) and those like lobbyists and car salespeople (viewed unfavorably).
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This feels true...

by Instagram user @beckybarnicomics
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFXYUJatjBV

A humorous illustration titled "How Time Works" by Becky Barnicoat. The image depicts time as a roller coaster track with months labeled along the curve. The "You" is positioned at the start of the ride, near the bottom of the first steep drop, representing the experience of time speeding up as the year progresses.
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All things must pass... except perhaps Reddit.

(by @chartrdaily)

This image presents a series of line graphs showing the Google Search Volume for various social media platforms from 2004 to 2024. Each graph represents a different platform, including Myspace, Friendster, Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Vine, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, BeReal, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, WhatsApp, and Pinterest. The graphs illustrate the rise and fall in search interest for each platform over time, highlighting the cyclical nature of social media trends.
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Not sure about "cold shower" but these seem like intuitive fixes...
(Creator: unknown)

A list titled 'How to instantly feel better' showing eight emotional states paired with suggested actions. Each pair is connected by an arrow, such as 'Angry → Sing' and 'Anxious → Breathe'. The suggestions are highlighted in different pastel colors
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Counter-intuitive but apparently correct. London sports an oceanic climate with regular drizzle which makes it feel more QUALITATIVELY 'rainy'. But other regions suffer more intense bouts of thunderstorms & rainfall esp. which creates more QUANTITY of actual rain water.

(by Instagram user @loverofgeography AKA Jordi Savell)

A map of Europe comparing annual rainfall to London, with dark blue regions receiving more rain and light blue regions receiving less. A red marker highlights London's location. Most of Western Europe, Scandinavia, and parts of the Balkans have higher rainfall, while areas in Southern and Eastern Europe receive less. The top of the image includes a cloud illustration with raindrops and an umbrella.
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Fascinating evolution and migration of the word "kitchen" from the latin word "cocina" and all other variants.

(by Reddit user: u/LlST- )

A linguistic map of Europe showing the etymology and evolution of the word "kitchen" across various languages. The map uses arrows to trace how different words spread and evolved, with influences from Latin (cocina), West Germanic (kukina), and Slavic (kuxnja). Red arrows indicate Romance language evolution, while orange arrows trace Germanic and Slavic developments. Insets show related words in Zulu, Japanese, Malagasy, and Tagalog.