A playful scatterplot (using dog silhouettes instead of dots) depicts the best dog, according to data. On the vertical axis is a measure of public popularity. On the horizontal is an indexed score of several metrics to consider when owning a dog (cost, temperament, no. of genetic ailments etc). Each dog is coloured by category (sport, toy, hound etc) and sized (S, M, L). If a dog is facing left, it's kind of a dumb dog. If it's facing right, it's an intelligent dog.

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A heatmap highlights the multiplications kids aged 5-8 most struggle with. 11 times 11, 8 times 4, 8 times 6, 12 times 8, and 6 times 8 are all the most challenging.

Quick! What's 6 x 8? 7 x 6? The trickiest multiplications for kids aged 5-8. How many do you still struggle with?

A humorous infographic titled “Every Rental Car Line Ever” showing a collection of colored dots representing different types of people and workers in a chaotic rental car office, with a small boxed area on the left containing blue and yellow dots depicting workers either milling around or frantically searching for cars while an orange dot represents a guy being tricked by insurance questions and a cluster of pink dots below symbolizes an exhausted family discovering they are renting a truck, while on the right side a scattered line of brown, green, purple, and red dots represents confused customers such as people in the wrong line, those with no urgency, a woman without a driver’s license, someone who needs to be downtown in negative fifteen minutes, and at the far right a striped multicolored dot represents people wondering why the process takes so long, with each dot explained by a legend at the bottom.

Every car rental line ever

By instagram user @mattsurelee

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A heatmap table visualises the results of survey asking people from different nations to grade other nation’s cuisines on a scale of 1 to 100. The clear winner is Italian cuisine which is universally scored highly. Followed by Chinese, Japanese and Thai. Peruvian & Finnish cuisine rank the lowest.

World's favourite cuisines. 25,000 people in 24 countries were asked which nation's food they preferred. Interesting results 🍕

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This bar chart titled “How many people still die of lung cancer after quitting smoking by age [OC]” shows, per 1,000 people, the number who develop lung cancer by age 75 (red bars) and the number who die from it (black bars), across six smoking behavior groups: Never smoke, Quit before 30, Quit before 40, Quit before 50, Quit before 60, and Never quit smoking. For “Never smoke,” 4 get lung cancer and 3 die from it. For those who quit before 30, 20 get it and 15 die; quit before 40: 30 get it, 22 die; quit before 50: 60 get it, 44 die; quit before 60: 100 get it, 74 die; and for “Never quit smoking,” 190 get lung cancer and 141 die. The chart illustrates that quitting at any age reduces risk compared to continuing, but risk remains elevated relative to never smokers, with earlier quitting yielding substantially lower numbers. The legend clarifies red = “Get Lung Cancer by 75”, black = “Die from it”. The post is attributed to user daysleeperrr and marked [OC] (original content).

How many people still die of lung cancer after quitting smoking? By age

(by reddit user @daysleeperrr)

The force is ... variable in this one....

(by Instagram user: @wehavethedata)
www.wehavethedata.net/p/star-wars-...

Treemap showing world's military budgets with rectangles sized proportionally to spending. USA dominates at $968B (red), followed by China $318B, Russia $151B, Germany $86B, India $84B, Saudi Arabia $79B, UK $77B, Ukraine $67B, France $63B, Japan $58B, and South Korea $48B. All other countries total $602B. Source: SIPRI 2024. Information is Beautiful

$2.6 trillion of global military spending

source: SIPRI
www.sipri.org/databases/mi...

A relief map shows the continent of Africa with colour bands denoting different climate zones from tropical to arid to temperature to cold. The huge variety and variation of climate zones are revealed.

The climate colours of Africa

Simple grouped word cloud shows language learning durations for various languages. Grouped by weeks: 24-30 weeks for European languages like French and Spanish; 36 weeks for languages like German and Indonesian; 44 weeks for a diverse group including Russian and Hindi; 88 weeks for Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Which language is most difficult to learn?

via The Economist
www.economist.com/graphic-detail

The cover images of three infographic books by David McCandless: Beautiful News, Knowledge is Beautiful and Information is Beautiful

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A table listing various article titles and their corresponding bit.ly links, sorted by publication date from August 2024 to May 2023. The table has four columns: Title, bit.ly link, Published date, and Updated (empty). Topics include 'Per Second', 'WaterWorld', several articles about plastics, 'Two Years of the Russia-Ukraine War', among others. Most links are either geni.us or Google Docs spreadsheet URLs. Dates range from most recent (01 Aug 2024) to oldest (24 May 2023)

Updated every month: Access the raw datasets behind every #dataviz we've ever released online. The IIB Data Room. 500+ sheets, 1200+ datasets. Continually updated.
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A humorous map titled 'A Southerner’s view of the UK and Ireland,' depicting stereotypical perceptions of different regions. Scotland is labeled with 'Whisky,' 'Fried Mars bars,' and 'Golf.' Northern England features 'The Beatles' and 'Footballers live here.' Ireland is marked with 'Guinness' and 'George Best.' Southern England is divided into areas such as 'Oxford,' 'Farmers,' 'Fake tan,' and 'Retired people.' Wales is labeled 'Dragons... and anxious sheep.' The North/South divide is also marked, with a playful tone throughout.

One for brits: A southern's view of the UK and Ireland

From the Terrible Maps book by Michael Howe www.amazon.co.uk/Terrible-Map...

A circular diagram representing the observable universe, with Earth at the center. The diagram depicts various celestial objects and structures arranged concentrically, including planets, stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters, and superclusters. Labels are visible throughout the diagram, identifying specific objects and features. The outermost edge of the circle is labeled "furthest visible galaxies" and "big bang," signifying the limit of the observable universe.

The entire observable universe in one image.

Artist's impression, we think. Not to any obvious scale.

Art print by Pablo Carlos Budassi fineartamerica.com/featured/obs...

A black background infographic showing five different hangover cures. Traditional: a glass with egg yolk, lemon juice, and Worcester sauce, topped with pepper. American: similar but without lemon juice. Dutch: a glass of beer. Germanic: a wide bowl containing pickled herring with red mustard berries and purple juniper berries. Isotonic: a glass with water, salt, and sugar. Created by Information is Beautiful. Page 1 of 3.

Continuing the hangover cures infographic on black background. Romanian: a bowl containing cow's stomach, root vegetable soup, cream, and vinegar. Chinese: a simple cup of strong green tea. Polish: a glass of bright green sour pickle juice with a red garnish. Hedonistic: a tall glass mixing gin, brandy, lime juice, and ginger ale. Icelandic: a glass containing water, honey, and cider vinegar. Created by Information is Beautiful. Page 2 of 3.

Final part of the hangover cures infographic on black background. Italian: a cup of coffee. French: a cup of strong coffee with added salt. British: a bowl containing layers of baked beans, egg, bacon, and sausage. Medical: a glass of water with diarrhea rehydration sachet. Latest Science: a glass of water with ibuprofen/advil before sleep. Created by David McCandless for Information is Beautiful. Page 3 of 3.

Every country has its hangover cure. Glad we're not Romanian.

A diagram depicting four concentric circles representing different zones of personal growth: Comfort Zone, Fear Zone, Learning Zone, and Growth Zone. Each zone is associated with specific behaviors, feelings, and outcomes. The Comfort Zone is described as low risk, low reward, and low satisfaction, while the Growth Zone is associated with setting ambitious goals, finding a greater sense of fulfillment, and embracing the unknown. The diagram encourages viewers to consider whether they want to grow or stay the same.

Growth pains...

by Instagram user: @theselfhug
www.instagram.com/p/C7To5q5S1ie/

Stacked area chart comparing syllable rate and information rate across 14 languages. Two columns show distribution curves for syllables per second (4-8) and information rate in bits per second (30-60). Japanese has highest syllable rate, while Vietnamese conveys information fastest. Languages vary in speech speed vs information density.

The expressive speed vs information 'bit rate' of spoken languages.
French and Vietnamese have the highest information density.

via The Economist
www.economist.com/graphic-detail

Bar chart showing cat ownership percentages in various countries as of 2017. Russia leads with 59%, followed by the US (43%) and Argentina (41%). European countries like Italy, France, and UK range from 32-40%. Asian countries generally have lower rates, with South Korea lowest at 9%. Data covers 15 countries, with a cat icon in the corner.

Which countries have the most cat owners?
Maybe not what you expect

A hand-drawn illustration of an "Attachment System Hierarchy of Needs" based on Maslow's Hierarchy. The image depicts a pyramid divided into six horizontal sections, each representing a different level of need. The levels, from bottom to top, are: Physiological Needs (Regulator), Physical & Interpersonal Safety (Protector), Intimate Relationships, Family Formation, Friends (Comforter), Self-Awareness and Sense of Agency (Guide), and Achieving One's Full Potential (Partner). The top of the pyramid is labeled "Self-Actualization" (Attachment Figure). The pyramid is further categorized into Basic Needs, Psychological Needs, and Self-Fulfillment Needs on the right side. The illustration is attributed to Crittenden, Spieker, Landini, and Grey (2021) and is related to the use of parental attachment in family court proceedings.

Human Attachment systems meets Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Each stage has a corresponding attachment figure. Interesting.

by @heidipsychology
www.instagram.com/p/C7b9cYusp6H/

Logo for "Smart Tic" showing a white hand icon on a blue gradient background. Below explains it's the compulsion to check your phone during brief social pauses, with an example of reaching for your phone when alone at a dinner table. Credit line reads "information is beautiful • intermental"

Logo showing a white hourglass icon on an orange gradient background. Titled "Contentstipation" - describes the mental burden of accumulated unread content saved for later on apps like Instapaper and Pocket. Credit: information is beautiful • intermental

Logo with white geometric network pattern on green background. Titled "Smarting" - defines an obsessive tendency to connect multiple household devices to create an ultimate smart home ecosystem. Credit: information is beautiful • intermental

Do any of these sound familiar?? You may have developed a tech-induced mental or behaviour disorder. Here’s our list of 30+ we’ve theorised might exist. See if you agree :)
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A list titled "The Unexpected" and "The Expected" categorizes inventions and discoveries. The "Unexpected" list includes: X-rays, nuclear energy, radio, TV, electronics, photography, sound recording, quantum mechanics, relativity, transistors, masers; lasers, superconductors; superfluids, atomic clocks; Mössbauer effect, determining composition of celestial bodies, dating the past (Carbon 14, etc.), detecting invisible planets, the ionosphere, 1 and van Allen Belts. The "Expected" list includes automobiles, flying machines, steam engines, submarines, spaceships, telephones, robots, death rays, transmutation, artificial life, immortality, invisibility, levitation, teleportation, communication with dead, observing the past, the future, 2 and telepathy.

Tech that was predicted vs Tech that was not.
Interesting list by Kevin Kelly
kk.org/thetechnium/...

Vintage infographic titled "Service ceiling (ft)" plots the service ceiling (maximum altitude) of various aircraft against their maximum speed in miles per hour. The data spans from 1916 to 1963, covering biplanes, monoplanes, and jet aircraft. The trend shows a steady increase in both speed and altitude over time as aviation technology advanced.

Beautiful vintage #infographic on the ceiling & speed of different aircraft
(via Reddit bit.ly/4c2bMCs)

A treemap illustrating military aid to Ukraine in billions of dollars. Europe provided $168 billion, with Germany contributing $50.2 billion, and Norway $20.6 billion. The UK, Netherlands, and other European countries also contributed. The United States provided $74.7 billion. Other contributions came from Canada at $5.1 billion and Australia at $1 billion. Data is sourced from the Ukraine Support Tracker by the Kiel Institute, covering February 2022 to December 2025.

ALT tag: "Bar chart titled 'Military Aid to Ukraine % of GDP' shows countries' aid relative to GDP. Norway leads with 4.3%, followed by Estonia at 3.1%, and Sweden at 2.8%. The USA is at 0.32%, despite leading in absolute dollars. Countries bordering Russia or Ukraine are marked. Source: Ukraine Support Tracker, Feb 2022 - Dec 2025."

Year 4 of this terrible #Ukrainewar. Europe has now given more military aid than any other bloc #Ukraine...

(source: @kielinstitute Ukraine Support Tracker)

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The image is a playful reinterpretation of the periodic table of elements titled "Can I Lick It?" Instead of categorizing chemical elements, this version appears to classify various substances based on whether they are safe to lick. The design mimics the structured layout of a traditional periodic table, lending a scientific aesthetic to the humorous concept. Below the title, an explanatory text likely provides context for the classification system. The display includes four circular elements, possibly representing different materials or examples relevant to the theme. The combination of scientific visuals and an amusing premise creates an engaging and informative piece. It's not accurate in terms of safety, so don't do this at home.

Periodic table by lickability :)

(by Reddit user: u/Wellihol)

Note: this chart is in some cases possibly dangerously inaccurate. e.g. Elemental Calcium can cause fire in the presence of water. So, for any elemental licking experiments, take with a pinch of Na Cl

A world map highlighting in red the areas where the French government advises against all travel. The red-marked regions include large parts of Russia, the Sahel region in Africa, parts of the Middle East such as Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as areas in Central and South America, including parts of Colombia and Venezuela. Several countries in East Africa, including Somalia and South Sudan, are also highlighted, along with parts of Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and the southern Philippines. The rest of the world remains in white.

Places the French government recommends you should not go

(by Reddit user: u/Winter-Leadership986)

A playful scatterplot (using dog silhouettes instead of dots) depicts the best dog, according to data. On the vertical axis is a measure of public popularity. On the horizontal is an indexed score of several metrics to consider when owning a dog (cost, temperament, no. of genetic ailments etc). Each dog is coloured by category (sport, toy, hound etc) and sized (S, M, L). If a dog is facing left, it's kind of a dumb dog. If it's facing right, it's an intelligent dog.

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A map showing the true size of Australia compared to various countries and regions. It illustrates how much larger Australia is than many other countries, including the United States, India, and most of Europe. The map uses a projection that accurately represents the relative sizes of landmasses.

Australia is BIG

(via reddit)

The East / West divide in Germany is still - sometimes painfully - clear

(by Instagram user: @discover_our_planet_ )