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Visualizing Your Country's Unsustainable Debt per Person
National debt levels can be hard to understand, not to mention boring. For example, Puerto Rico is making headlines because it is $74 billion in debt, but the United States is about to reach $20...
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Mapping the Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on the United States
There’s a lot of confusion and misunderstanding out there around the economic impact of illegal immigration in the United States. We decided to bring some clarity around the issue by mapping new...
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Mapping the Greatest Employers on the Planet
With the stock market hitting record highs almost every day and unemployment dropping to its lowest level in 17 years, it’s safe to say that skilled employees are now discovering the flexibility to...
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Where Does Your Medicine Come From? This Map Shows You
Drugs and medicine are big business. In 2016, there was a 1.5% global decline in the total value of drug and medicine exports. Even with that drop, the industry's players exported $318B, making drugs...
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Tracking Billions of Dollars in Foreign Aid in One Map
Donald Trump ran for President on the concept of “America First.” What does this mean in practice for his governing philosophy and foreign policy? Drastic cuts to foreign aid expenditures, namely, the...
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This Map Shows Where Millennials are Buying Houses (and for How Much)
Millennial homeownership rates are essential to understanding the housing market because they facilitate additional home sales for other people. How does this work? Suppose you make an offer on a...
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These Maps Show How Economic Freedom Around the World Enriches/Impoverishes...
The Heritage Foundation recently came out with an updated ranking of countries’ economic freedom. Heritage is focused on creating laws that encourage economic freedom, by which they mean low taxation,...
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This Map Shows You the Richest Politician In Every State
Did you know that George Washington was so rich that he wanted to reject his presidential salary? Wealth has always been a part of American politics, but, recently, political wealth crossed a new...
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Mapping Internet Prices Around the World
Bill Gates said that “the Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” He’s right, but that doesn’t mean that internet is affordable everywhere yet. We recently came across...
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American Consumption Greatly Varies by State. See Where the Biggest Spenders...
Consumer spending is the engine that powers the American economy, accounting for about 70 percent of all activity. An uptick as small as 0.3% can cause the Federal Reserve to reevaluate its plan on...
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This Map Shows Where the Most Debt-Burdened People in America Live
Americans have racked up almost $13 trillion in personal debt for things like mortgages, car notes and student loans. $13 trillion is an enormous pile of money, but here’s the kicker. That’s...
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Bitcoin’s Stunning Rise Far Outperformed the Best Stocks in 2017
The market correction in late December notwithstanding, 2017 was the year of bitcoin. The cryptocurrency made headlines both for its eyepopping returns and its highly speculative nature. Jamie Dimon,...
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Mapping States with the Best and Worst Credit Scores and their Household Income
A good credit score is essential for every major financial decision. Buying a house, getting a car loan, and even getting hired all depend on maintaining a score. And perhaps the most obvious predictor...
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Transactions Speeds: How Do Cryptocurrencies Stack Up To Visa or PayPal?
Cryptocurrency bag holders often boast that their network transaction speeds are faster than mainstream payment methods, such as Visa or Paypal. As cryptocurrencies continue to rise in popularity, it...
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The Most Valuable Sports Brands in the World
It’s a new year, and that means more people are hitting the gym in the hopes of making a sustainable lifestyle change. With everyone making New Year’s resolutions to get healthy, it made us think about...
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This Map Shows Which Countries are Buying Most of the World's Diamonds
A widely accepted symbol of status and love, diamonds are very valuable and highly tradeable. While they can’t compare with oil or machinery imports, worldwide diamond imports totaled $117.4B in the...
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Mapped: Bitcoin’s Legality Around The World
Bitcoin’s popularity has increased exponentially over the past year, as cryptocurrency continues to go mainstream. However, not everyone is excited and optimistic about Bitcoin. Several governments...
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How Much Money the Highest Paid CEOs in America Make
The stock market continues to set record highs, and the Republican tax cut is about to hit workers’ paychecks in February. The new tax law also impacts skyrocketing executive compensation, which made...
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ICO Frenzy: Top 10 Offerings Raised $1.74 Billion In 2017
Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) took off in 2017, as crypto-fever continues to reach new heights. This relatively new fundraising method has captivated companies ranging from startups to large-cap...
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Mapping Out The World’s Bitcoin ATMs
Bitcoin ATMs allow consumers to exchange their cash for Bitcoins, and vice versa. Although the Bitcoin machines are not ATMs in the more traditional sense that we are accustomed, these kiosks are...
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