Falling Asian fertility rates
The concept of overpopulation terrifies me far more than it should do. I mean, technically there’s a finite amount of space and land on the earth – so it could be filled up. But technicalities don’t...
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions per capita per country
Some countries are that selfish guy on the train when it comes to CO₂- a bit loud, a bit rude, and use up more than their fair share of space. James Trimble‘s map shows the CO₂ emissions per country,...
View ArticleModern Slavery
Slavery is often discussed as an important issue in the history of the developing world – but not so much in the modern day. Sadly, slavery still exists around the world, and WorldSolo created an...
View ArticleA big fat gypsy infographic
Gypsies, or Irish Travellers, have gained some notoriety of late – and a rather popular TV show has somewhat accelerated that. Information from the Census, visualised by ONS, has interestingly...
View ArticleThe world’s most generous countries
Cold hands, warm hearts – Sweden is the most charitable country in the world. Sweden donated $690m to charity in 2010 – high in its own right, but also the highest level of donation per capita...
View ArticleWhy is your city so x?
Why is Bristol so bad for bike theft? Google Autocomplete tells no lies – kinda. Bristol is actually quite bad for bike thefts, and London is really pretty expensive. Neomam decided to ask Google what...
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How to sneeze in 10 languages
It’s a weird aspect of society – dogs bark, cows moo, and humans sneeze in a different way in different countries. Positive reinforcement? Accents, voice, the evolution of the throat? Nobody knows*....
View ArticleThe Beer Index
I've seen (and ignored) a couple of infographics and data visualisations talking about the cost of a beer across the world – interesting, but meh. But Quartz, with all their lovely, minimalistic...
View ArticleVisualising frequency
Oh XKCD. You do everything everyone else does just a little bit better. This wonderful graphic, designed to visualise the frequency of independent events and draw simple comparisons, is beautiful, and...
View ArticleWar is (almost) over
It seems sad, and strange, to refer to ‘battle deaths’ in modern society, but alas, that’s the world we’re living in. Explaining Progress have charted the past 70 years (up until 2007) of deaths...
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