IMF Data Mapper
14 Jan 2009The IMF has an interesting interactive mapping tool for several of it’s economic and development datasets.
Combines the WB’s Doing Business project with Googlemaps. Very useful for regional comparisons.
Map of the Millennium Development Goals
13 Jan 2009An interactive atlas of the MDGs, maintained by the World bank:
World Bank Data Atlas
13 Jan 2009A quick way to access basic WB data for all countries – includes World Bank news for each country.
WEF Global Risks 2009 Report
13 Jan 2009The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2009 contains some interesting risk charts. Full report. Graphics brief. Press release.
“Freedom” down slightly in 2008
12 Jan 2009Economist article on the 2009 Freedom in the World report.
Currency Maps
In: Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT Updated regularly US Economy
7 Jan 2009From FT: An interactive map that shows the relative performance of a currency against other major currencies for a range of time periods (today, 5day,. up to 1 year)
[Note: There is no direct link to the map (silly java), you have to click on the “Currency Macromap Launch now” window on this page]
A similar heatmap (with more currency coverage) is available at Oanda.com
2008 in Review
5 Jan 2009An animated calendar of major indicators, showing max and min as it goes (click on the “Next” button to run it through).
Food still in Crisis
5 Jan 2009Interactive chart of production and consumption. Related Article.
Yikes!
30 Dec 2008US debt and net worth:
And a big hat tip to Econompicdata, where I steal so many of these charts from.
2009 Emerging Market Debt
30 Dec 2008
What is Chart Porn?
An addictive collection of beautiful charts, graphs, maps, and interactive data visualization toys -- on topics from around the world.
Categories
- Bailout (118)
- Chartporn Related (3)
- Commentary (21)
- Culture (669)
- Emerging Markets (66)
- Employment (245)
- Environment/weather (133)
- Finance (298)
- Food (92)
- Global Economy (373)
- Graphic Design (bad) (26)
- Graphic Design (general) (183)
- Graphic Tools (23)
- History (158)
- Housing (162)
- Humor (204)
- Innovative (183)
- Interactive (545)
- Internet/tech (97)
- Maps (578)
- News Media (34)
- Politics (329)
- Reference (97)
- Science (331)
- Source: Economist (101)
- Source: FT (92)
- Source: NYT (147)
- Source: Ritholtz (76)
- Source: USA Today (27)
- Source: Washington Post (90)
- Source: WSJ (135)
- Sports (58)
- Stock Market (74)
- Uncategorized (2)
- Updated regularly (76)
- US Economy (553)
- Video (22)
- Aram Korevaar: This chart is now being used as a projection in which countries such as China see themselves as in a [...]
- David: Welcome back Chart Porn! [...]
- J S: Thanks for the great story. Miss reading this blog. Hope to see you more active again. [...]
- jake: I lived in a DC row house for 6 years, and I'm writing this comment from my tiny 1 bedroom apartment [...]
- ronny pettersen: Hilarious and unfortunately accurate... ;-) [...]