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Football field to show population change in the UK

Infographics / census, population, scale

The Office for National Statistics for the UK published an interactive to show…
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Using Absolute vs. Relative Scales

The Process / absolute, relative, scale

The key is assigning an appropriate amount of weight, statistically and visually, for comparisons that make sense.
Behind the million

Infographics / coronavirus, mortality, scale, Washington Post

Sergio Peçanha and Yan Wu, for The Washington Post, used a combination unit…
Scale of one million deaths

Infographics / Axios, coronavirus, mortality, scale

The United States is about to reach one million confirmed Covid deaths, or…
Scale of atoms

Infographics / atom, CERN, scale

I’ll probably never tire of these sort of videos. It starts at human…
Comparing rich people incomes and the taxes they pay

Statistical Visualization / income, ProPublica, scale, wealth

Based on leaked IRS data for the 400 wealthiest Americans, ProPublica provides a…
Jeff Bezos wealth to scale

Infographics / illustration, Jeff Bezos, Mona Chalabi, scale, wealth

Jeff Bezos’ wealth is difficult to understand conceptually, because the scale is just…
Total refugees from Ukraine, compared to other countries

Statistical Visualization / New York Times, refugees, scale, Ukraine, war

Millions of Ukrainians (over three million as of this writing) have left their…
Scale of Ukrainian cities

Maps / satellite imagery, scale, Ukraine, Washington Post

When you look inside the cities around the world, you will often find…
Scale of the Tonga eruption

Maps / Reuters, satellite imagery, scale, Tonga, volcano

Manas Sharma and Simon Scarr used satellite imagery to show the scale of…
Scale of the bigger, more detailed universe

Infographics / BBC, scale, space

We’ve learned more about the universe since Charles and Ray Eames produced Powers…
Powers of Ten

Infographics / Eames, scale, video

The Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames from 1977 shows the…
Scale of black holes

Infographics / black hole, Kurzgesagt, scale, space

I’m not sure there’s any way to really understand the scale of the…
Scale of ocean depths

Infographics / 3-d, depth, MetaBallStudios, ocean, scale

We know the oceans are deep, but it’s difficult to grasp the scale…
Commuting calculator

Infographics / commute, scale, Sergio Peçanha, Washington Post

Sergio Peçanha and Yan Wu for The Washington Post made a calculator that…
Using rates for more relatable Covid-19 numbers

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, rate, scale, Washington Post

With millions of Covid-19 deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands in the US,…
Scale of a mouse plague

Infographics / Australia, mouse, plague, scale, Washington Post

There’s a mouse plague in Australia right now. The words alone don’t express…
Coping with the big numbers

Infographics / comic, Connie Jin, coronavirus, NPR, scale

Connie Jin, who works for NPR and updates a Covid-19 dashboard, talks about…
Compare the scale of any area in the world

Maps / scale, Stamen

Riffing on the Ever Given Ever Ywhere, which lets you place the Ever…
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Relative Comparison – The Process 136

The Process / comparison, scale

In analysis and visualization, you’re often tasked with the “compared to what” question. Your approach will change the perspective.

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