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These Maps Show Every Country’s Most Valuable Export
The coronavirus disrupted the global economy in more ways than we can count. With multiple European countries reimposing strict lockdowns in light of a predicted second wave of the virus, international...
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These Maps Show Every Country’s Most Valuable Import
Oil and cars are the most common top imports around the world. Even for countries with well-established domestic oil production and car manufacturing industries, transportation is by far the single...
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The Unemployment Rate for Each Country Before More Coronavirus Lockdowns
Unemployment numbers swelled around the world this past spring when countries slammed shut their economies to slow down the coronavirus. With another wave of the pandemic hitting right now, here is...
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Visualizing Over 20 Years of Retail Sales and E-Commerce in the U.S. Retail...
The coronavirus pandemic is once again causing new widespread business lockdowns. For lots of people, this means the only way to order Christmas gifts is through the Internet. However, the consumer...
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Charted: How COVID-19 Has Changed Employment in the U.S. Industry
The U.S. Congress and the President continue to negotiate the shape and size of another round of economic stimulus. With deaths from COVID-19 approaching 300,000 as some parts of the U.S. reestablish...
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Top 10 Visualizations of 2020
How do we best describe 2020 – a year of extraordinary impact? Our top visualizations offer key insights into some of the most popular topics out there. You might be surprised which ones came out on...
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Mapping the World’s Top 30 Richest Men
The coronavirus pandemic is creating two completely different economies. On one hand, millions of people are out of work and falling behind on rent or mortgage payments. And on the other, the stock...
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Charted: How the S&P 500 Generated Fantastic Returns in a Tough Year
2020 was a bad year, but not for the stock market. In fact, the S&P 500 ended the year at an all-time record high. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t challenges along the way, as our latest...
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These 3 Visualizations are Illustrating Racial Wealth Gap in the U.S.
We celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King jr. on the 3rd Monday of January each year. As a key leader, he was instrumental in the civil rights movement breaking down the segregationist...
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Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaires Around the U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a two-sided economy. On one hand, there are high levels of unemployment, record business closures and evidence of financial decline. But on the other, the stock market...
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The Economic Impact of the 10 Worst Disasters in 2020
Natural disasters are sudden and terrible events in nature that cause widespread property damage and loss of human life. The coronavirus pandemic does not technically count as a true natural disaster....
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Mapped: Healthcare Costs in All 50 States
The average cost of health insurance for a typical 40-year-old applicant is about $495 per month, a price that has gone down over 2% from last year. However, health insurance might cost a lot more (or...
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Here’s How WallStreetBets Is Exploding the Market
WallStreetBets is a subreddit suddenly famous for driving individual investors to crowd into and out of stocks, launching several companies on a rollercoaster ride and setting record levels of market...
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Visualizing the Sharp Decline in Credit Card Debt Around the U.S.
Consumers have some good news to celebrate despite the COVID-19 pandemic. With the government sending out stimulus checks and the coronavirus keeping a lot of people at home, people are paying down...
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Charting 2020 Stock Market Ups and Downs
The coronavirus pandemic is still actively reshaping the economy. With people stuck at home during a long winter, the demand for technology and delivery services has never been higher. But that doesn’t...
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Visualizing Unemployment by Metropolitan Area
In early 2020, the U.S. government locked down most of the economy in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19. Unemployment rates skyrocketed to levels not seen since the Great Depression. A year later,...
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The Historic Collapse of U.S. Airline Stocks In One Visual
During a global pandemic with a highly contagious airborne disease, who wants to go shoulder-to-shoulder on an airplane with hundreds of other travelers? It’s no surprise that travel numbers fell off a...
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Breaking Down America’s Imports and Exports by Product
In 2020, the United States imported $11.1 trillion worth of goods and services while exporting $8.5 trillion. Breaking this down into the various product types draws a picture of the American economy....
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Visualizing Extreme Poverty by Country
Basic internet access to this article isn’t even a thought for people living in extreme poverty. Most of us think of extreme poverty as an abstract concept that we hear about but never see. Yet, as our...
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Beyond Bitcoin: The Top Cryptocurrencies of 2021
Cryptocurrencies saw their values soar in 2021. Big companies like Paypal dove into the market, creating greater access. Demand skyrocketed alongside equity markets as troves of new investors snatched...
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Visualizing the Massive Gender Pay Gap Across U.S. Industries
The gender pay gap is real, and it exists in every industry across the economy according to our latest visualization. But just how much more money do men make than women? The exact size of the wage gap...
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What Schools Create the Most Student Loans in the U.S.?
President Joe Biden has a plan to forgive up to $10,000 of federal student loans per borrower, but many people in the Democrat party want him to go even further and forgive $50,000. And the latest...
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Mapped: The United States of Debt
Is there a state debt problem in the U.S.? A major part of President Biden’s $1.9T economic stimulus package is $350B in direct aid to states. The idea is that states need additional revenue to deal...
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Median U.S. Home Prices and Housing Affordability by State
The coronavirus pandemic is reshaping the U.S. economy in a lot of different ways, especially the housing market. COVID-19 has sent office workers looking to move away from major cities and into the...
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Charting 17 Years of American Household Debt
The coronavirus pandemic is changing consumer habits in a lot of ways. In fact, according to recent surveys, people say they will use additional government stimulus payments to pay off personal debt....
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Top 25 Most (and Least) Expensive American Cities to Rent an Apartment
Paying the rent is usually one of the most expensive bills due each month. But some people are spending a lot more than others on rent, as our latest map of the most expensive and cheapest cities to...
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Here’s How the U.S. Tax System Compares to Other Developed Countries
What would it mean to have a fair tax system? Would individuals pay more than companies? And would people pay more taxes through consumption, or when they earn an income? This visualization contains a...
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Mapped: Uninsured Rates by State
After Obamacare was passed in 2010, the rate of uninsured people steadily declined for several years. But then, a couple years ago the trend reversed, and the number of uninsured Americans started to...
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5 Visualizations We Wish We Had Published in March 2020
There’s a lot of fantastic data visualization professionals out there, and we’d like to highlight some of our personal favorites we saw over the last month. Our top 5 favorite visualizations all have...
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Visualize How Enormous U.S. Corporate Profits Really Are
U.S. corporate profits are hovering around an all-time high, despite the challenges of lockdowns due to the pandemic. And according to our most recent visualization, some of the most profitable...
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Mapping the Highest Paid Professions in Each State
Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it can make your life easier. That’s why a lot of young people immediately think about future earning potential for a given career path. This map can help frame the...
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Visualizing One Year of Fluctuating Covid-19 Vaccine Stock Prices
The coronavirus is reshaping the global economy in a lot of different ways, and it’s placed a spotlight on how pharmaceutical companies make money. After all, 1 in 5 Americans is now fully vaccinated...
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Top 10 Most Expensive Riots in the U.S. Insurance History
From California to Washington, DC, coast to coast, various protests and riots unintentionally and intentionally lead to damage. Once this occurs and the dust settles, who foots the bill? Research shows...
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Visualized: Regional Price Parity For Each State
Purchasing power is a great way to compare how expensive things are between one place and another. One of the most common ways economists do this is by measuring regional price parity, which allows us...
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What's in Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan?
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan proposes to spend hundreds of billions on new infrastructure, upgrading the U.S. water system and creating a variety of new jobs across industries. The total...
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Pandemic Payouts: The Cost of COVID-19 to the United States
Most Americans are well aware that federal spending during the COVID-19 pandemic has been very costly. Yet, are we aware of just how costly the government response to the 2019 Coronavirus has been?...
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Visualizing the Negative Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism
The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread revenue loss for lots of different industries, but none more so than the tourism sector. We focused on the highest tourism countries to visualize the...
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How Far Can America’s Top 10 Cheapest Electric Cars Go On a Single Charge? GIF
Electric cars or electric vehicles, no matter the term used, are intriguing the minds (and pockets) of Americans. With so many options, pricing, and payoffs, which is the best option for you? As our...
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Visualizing the State of Government Debt Around the World (Update, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments around the world to go on a spending spree to prop up their economies. At the same time, fear of the virus combined with strict lockdowns are keeping people at...
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Mapped: Biden’s Capital Gain Tax Increase Proposal by State
Capital gain tax rates are a constant subject of political debate, and they’re once again part of the new proposed tax plan. Republicans argue that capital gains should be low because income is already...
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COVID-19 Unemployment Rates and Assistance Benefits by State
With the onset of COVID-19, Americans were faced with questions only regarding their health, but also their income sustainability. With so many companies having to make the difficult decision to lay...
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Visualizing Global Corporate Tax Rates Around the World
President Joe Biden needs to either raise taxes or add to the national debt to fund his new programs. He points to global corporate tax rates as one way to raise a lot of new money. And he often claims...
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Charting the 20 Top Growing U.S. Careers Based on Real Salary Projections
It’s great to work in a high-paying job, but what are the occupations with the highest growth over the next several years? This visualization focuses on the top 20 fastest growing job markets, letting...
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These Countries Suspended Their External Debt Payments Due to COVID-19...
COVID-19 decimated balance sheets for the world’s poorest countries. That’s why the International Monetary Fund (IMF) teamed up with the World Bank to create a Debt Service Suspension Initiative...
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Mapped: VA Approved Loan Volume and Amounts for Each State
One way the U.S. recognizes military service is through the VA loan program. And although a lot of veterans are eligible to take out mortgages through this program, this map shows how some places see a...
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VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rates in 2021
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, honors our fellow Americans who died while serving in the United States military. Every year this holiday brings with it a bittersweet tone marked by...
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Visualizing the Top Export Partners for Each U.S. State
Who does the U.S. trade with the most? Our latest map breaks down one side of the equation, focusing on the top export partners for every state in the U.S. Canada is the single biggest trading partner...
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Visualizing the Top Import Partners for Each U.S. State
Where does the U.S. get most of its imports? And does the main import partner for each state vary across the country? Our latest map of top importers around the country has the answers. Canada is the...
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Top 10 U.S. Cities by Fastest Growing and Declining Rent Prices
When considering a rental property usually the price, among other factors, determine if the option is a yay or nay. During 2020 with telework mandated for many across the nation, many Americans opted...
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Ranking Insurance Companies by Direct Premiums Written in 2020
How big is the market for insurance in the U.S.? And which companies dominate the industry? Our newest visualization provides an intuitive way to think about insurance company rankings based on direct...
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