“Data Is Beautiful”: 40 Charts That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics)

The subreddit r/dataisbeautiful truly lives up to its name. From global or internet trends to societal issues, this community covers it all in easy-to-understand visualizations that effectively convey otherwise complex information. Each graph, chart, or map has the potential to uncover patterns, expose correlations, or shed light on various topics. No wonder why as of today, over 19M people appreciate this subreddit.

So if you feel that sometimes life is just too difficult to comprehend, hopefully, this list will make you feel at least somewhat at ease knowing that even the most complex things can be summed up in a beautiful visualization.

To learn more about data and data analysis, Bored Panda reached out to Matthew Mayo, a Data Scientist and the Editor-in-Chief of KDnuggets, the seminal online resource for Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, and Analytics. Read the full interview with Matthew below.

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#1 Bolivia’s Infant Mortality Has Dropped Below The World’s Average

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#2 The Bedrock Geology Of North America

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#3 The Share Of Latin American Women Going To College And Beyond Has Grown 14x In The Past 50 Years. Men’s Share Is Roughly Ten Years Behind Women’s

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#4 For The First Time, Fewer Than Half Of Americans Say They “Know God Really Exists” And Have “No Doubts About It”

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#5 The Percent Of Americans Who Believe Abortion Should Be Illegal (1975-2020)

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#6 If There Were Only 10 People On Earth, This Is How Wealth Would Be Distributed

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#7 The Most Streamed Programs

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#8 Finland Joins NATO, More Than Doubling The Alliance’s Border With Russia

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#9 A Comparison Of Nato And Russia’s Military Strength

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#10 São Paulo Cut Its Homicide Rate By 90% And Is Now About As Safe As Boston. Mexico City Is Currently Safer Than Dallas And Denver

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#11 Covid Is The #1 Cop Killer In The United States

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#12 The Cost Of Cable vs. Top Streaming Subscriptions

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#13 Does Healthcare Spending Correlate With Life Expectancy?

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#14 Rotten Tomatoes Score Of Movies By Marvel Studios

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#15 Norway’s Oil Fund vs. Top 10 Billionaires

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#16 Most Spoken Languages In The World

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#17 Population Density Of Egypt

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#18 Actors/Actresses With The Most Oscar Wins

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#19 Top Googled Games In Europe, December 2022

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#20 The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of “Alexa”

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#21 How Long Ago Were The Hottest And Coldest Years On Record Around The World

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#22 Much Of Latin America Has Caught Up To The 90%+ Literacy Rate The Us Has Had Since 1900

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#23 How To Mathematically Win At Rock, Paper, Scissors

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#24 Do You Belief In Ghosts?

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#25 Dating In The Internet Age: 1995 vs. 2017

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#26 My 2-Month Long Job Search As A Software Engineer With 4 Yeo

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#27 Obesity Rate (%) By Country Over Time

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#28 The Popularity Of The Name “Mabel” In The United States Skyrocketed After Gravity Falls Came Out

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#29 I Asked 1000 People To Take Their Pic For Free On The Street

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#30 A Detailed Shaded Relief Map Of Manhattan New York Rendered From Lidar Data

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#31 Japan’s Work To Reduce Homelessness

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#32 Household Ownership Of Consumer Goods In India

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#33 Relative Google Search Interest Of Popular TV Series After Last Episode Air Date

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#34 U.S. Counties With More People Than The State Of Wyoming

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#35 Us States Sorted By Life Expectancy, Colored By Biden’s Share Of The 2020 Presidential Election

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#36 The Cost Of The 2022 FIFA World Cup In Qatar Is Astronomical, Even When Comparing To The Gdp Of The Host Country In The Host Year

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#37 Global Wealth Inequality In 2021 Visualized By Comparing The Bottom 80% With Increasingly Smaller Groups At The Top Of The Distribution

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#38 Number Of “Birthday” Posts On My Facebook Wall Per Year

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#39 Price Of Full Tank Of Gasoline (60 L) As A Percentage Of Average Monthly Net Salary Across The World

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#40 The Probability Of Winning A Battle As An Attacker In The Board Game Risk

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