In many cases, GDP statistics seem to suggest that the economy is doing far better than most citizens' own perceptions.
- Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Prize laureate 2001)
Roll over country to view GDP.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is by no means the best development indicator. Nevertheless, it is an important one.
The graph presents the result of a shifting paradigm: the world GDP is gravitating from North America and Western Europe to East Asia, India and Brazil.
Chart source: World Map
Data Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2015 GDP (Libya GDP taken from 2011, pre-civil war)
The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s.
- Bernie Sanders (United States Senator and presidential candidate)
Roll over state to view Gini coefficient. A darker shade of red represents a relatively higher level of income inequality.
The Gini coefficient is a measure of income inequality, with 0 representing total income equality and 1 representing total income inequality. Income and wealth inequality have assumed a prominent place in American politics in recent years, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. Bernie Sanders made income inequality the center of his unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Democratic Party nomination for president. Meanwhile, the idea that working class Americans have been excluded from the benefits of globalization was a major theme in Republican candidate Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric. This chart highlights state by state differences in income inequality.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
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We also built gauges for gini coefficients, and specifically showing for our home countries (China, Ecuador and the U.S.). Gini coefficients are widely used in international development context as a measure of inequality.
Though not a perfect measure, it does shed some light on a country’s redistribution system and economic fairness. Gini coefficients, as reported by the World Bank, range from 0 (most equal) to 100 (most unequal).
We also show gauges for Finland and Brazil as benchmark. As we can see, neither economy size nor population seem to be correlated with gini coefficients. A high level of inequality is present in a smaller country like Ecuador as well as in Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country by population and size.
Chart source: Google style gauges
Data Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2013 Gini Coefficients
Click on the water chart to see the changes between the years specified.
The values are shown for 1990 and 2014 as % of territorial waters.
The values are shown for 1990 and 2014 as % of total land area.
The values are shown for 1990 and 2012 as % of population with access to electricity.
The values are shown for 1960 and 2013 and show the percent of fossil fuel energy consumption.
The charts show progress in the environmental indicators presented. However, we must continue to prioritize the protection of ecosystems to ensure a sustainable future.
Chart source: Blocks
Data Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2016
Hover over the chart to see the number of threatened species per group.
Humans are behind the current rate of species extinction, which is at least 100–1,000 times higher than nature intended.
- World Wildlife Fund
Chart source: Blocks
Data Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2016
It’s critical that going forward the social cost of carbon be reflected for carbon emissions from airline flights as well as all global economic activities.
- Thomas Sargent (Nobel Prize laureate 2001) and others
Click on desired country. In million of tons.
Often people think of the developed countries as the primary causes for global warming. It is historically true, in cumulative terms.
Our bubble chart, however, tells the other side of the story.
Our chart shows the top 12 countries with the highest carbon dioxide emission based on 2013 data. Among the top 12, developing countries accounted for more than 60% of the emissions that year.
A closer look reveals even more. Among the top 5, three are developing countries including China, India and Russia. The other two are developed nations, the United States and Japan. These three developing countries are now contributing more than twice as much as the US and Japan.
Chart source: Bubble Chart
Data Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2013 Carbon Emissions