Posts Tagged ‘infographic’

Mystery solved! Arkansas has approximately the same GDP* as Kazakhstan.

Friday, January 21st, 2011

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But seriously. We all know that the U.S. has the world’s biggest economy, but have you ever considered how it really compares to other countries? Even after the recession exploded America’s financial system, you can still fit at least 50 smaller economies within its borders.

How do you think your state stacks up? Click to play with the map and find out.

*In case you forgot, the Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the measure of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year. It’s an easy way to get a sense of that country’s economic activity.

This one’s for the geeks: Debtris

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

From our heroes at Information Is Beautiful, a Tetris-inspired re-imagining of the Billion-Dollar-o-Gram.

Billionaires as far as the eye can see

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

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click to see the full-size version

Woah! There sure are a lot of billionaires in America. And at least one of them has been doing a great job of living within his means… Bill Gates tops the list of American billionaires for the 13th year in a row.

Maybe it’s time to start that software company you’ve always dreamed of…

ilovecharts:

via Kurt White

Other Countries Outpacing U.S. in Internet Tomfoolery

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Check this out. It’s a crazy interactive site showing you how different countries/ regions around the world compare when it comes to digital adventures.

Which country do you think does the most online shopping?

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Fun facts!

  • Hong Kong is totally beating everyone at Angry Birds
  • South Korea and Vietnam are shopping online when the boss isn’t looking
  • Residents of China and Singapore all have a part-time job, and that job is surfing the Internet
  • Everyone in Brazil and Malaysia has more Facebook friends than you

Be honest. You’ve done it.

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

What is it about a ridiculously expensive education that brings out the ramen-eater in all of us?

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ilovecharts:

On my 3rd cup, on my way to the 4th

-lanzeee

Keep pushing, kids! Finals week is almost over!

^Very important comma placement

Smart kids arouuuund the world

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

We wonder if “maths” includes personal finance?

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theeconomist:

Daily chart: which country has the cleverest kids? Since 2000 the OECD has tested school pupils in rich countries every three years on reading, mathematics and science. This year, students in Shanghai topped the chart in each discipline.


Is Google a monopoly? Do you care?

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

A monopoly is a company that has control over all sales and distribution of a product – to the extent that no other company can compete with it. For example, if your cable or utility companies are the only sellers of their service and you can’t really choose another company to buy from, they hold a monopoly on that particular service. Remember the game Monopoly? The goal was to own EVERYTHING.

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Click to see the whole story.