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Visualizing the Largest Coffee Exporters Across the Globe
Drinking coffee means that you will live longer. So says a host of recent research. Even if the exact cause of increased longevity isn’t caffeine, about 2 out of 3 American adults drink a cup of coffee...
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See How Much the Top 1% Earn in Every State
Imagine the richest 1% of wage earners in your state all got together at the same stadium to watch a football game. How much money would you need to earn each year to get into the game? And what would...
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Mapping Firefighters Salaries in Every State
Who doesn’t think firefighters are national heroes? They work long shifts, maintain a high level of specialized skills, and risk their lives at a moment’s notice for the public good. Despite their...
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Visualize the Net Worth of America’s Richest Self-Made Women
Female entrepreneurialism is on the rise. According to a new ranking from Forbes, the combined net worth of the country’s top 60 self-made women has increased 15% over last year, totaling an impressive...
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The Average Social Security Benefit Does Not Cover Basic Living Expenses
Social security was initially intended as a safety net to keep people out of poverty. There are a few different ways to become eligible, including reaching retirement age, becoming the widow of a...
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Here's How Much More Money American Men Earn than Women at Every Age
“Equal pay for equal work.” That was the slogan rocking corporate America in the 1960s as women demanded more money for performing the same jobs as men. Several decades later, the gender pay gap is...
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CEOs Make 312 Times More Money Than Their Employees. See the Trend Over Time...
It pays to climb to the top of the corporate ladder. A lot. There are two ways that companies compensate their CEOs: cash (including salaries, bonuses, restricted stock grants and other incentives) and...
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Comparing Cryptocurrency Against the Entire World’s Wealth in One Graph
Given the 8-month long crypto bear market, lots of bitcoin naysayers are feeling smug right about now. From JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer and Nobel economist Robert...
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The Economic Cost of Mother Nature's Destructive Fury in U.S.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is now threatening to destroy more homes, forcing the authorities to order a mandatory evacuation for additional neighborhoods. There’s no telling when the volcano will finally...
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This is What you Take Home from a $100K Salary in America's Biggest Cities
Trump’s tax cut has been in effect for several months now, and the US Congress might in fact make it permanent beyond 2025. Republicans would argue that the tax cut should never be allowed to lapse so...
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Visualizing Where Tourists Spend the Most Money
Mark Twain once quipped, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” But what if people are by and large only traveling to the same places? Our newest map highlights the countries...
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How Much You Must Earn to Afford a House in the 50 Largest U.S. Cities
Buying a home used to be part of the American dream. It lets you build equity over the years, gives you a significant financial asset, and provides a pride of ownership or investment in the surrounding...
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Guess How Much More Money the Top 1% Make than the Bottom 99%
Why is there so much wealth inequality? Economists have been trying to answer that question for decades, and one interesting way to think about the problem has to do with geography. Our new...
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This Map Shows Income Inequality in Every American Metro Area
Wealth and income inequality are growing areas of concern. A report from Oxfam found that 82% of all wealth created throughout the world in 2017 went to the top 1%. 8 individuals literally own as much...
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Visualized: The World's Most Valuable Retail Brands 2018
Warren Buffett once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.” The top 50 most valuable retail brands doing...
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Visualizing the World's Tech Giants 2018
Technology companies have a unique advantage over other businesses, and it’s called the network effect. Each new user who joins a platform adds value to everyone already on it. Facebook would be boring...
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The State of Student Loan in America & the Class of 2017
Here’s a startling fact: 1 million people defaulted on student loans last year. It’s hard to overestimate the impact of student debt on the economy. It makes young people delay all sorts of major life...
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Visualize the Entire Global Economy in One Chart
Last week President Trump announced a landmark new trade agreement replacing NAFTA, a deal that he thinks will pour “cash and jobs” into the US economy. We don’t want to debate the merits of Trump’s...
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Visualizing Minimum Wage in the United States
One of the most hotly contested political debates in the United States is the minimum wage. Pro-business advocates say a high minimum wage hurts business, while pro-labor advocates say the minimum wage...
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In One Map: Car Imports into the United States
Now that the global trade war, started by United States President Donald Trump, is in full swing, many people want to learn the facts before passing judgement. Global trade is a complicated problem and...
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