Archive for the 'GDP per Capita' Category

Hans Rosling debunks myths about “developing world”

Published on September 16, 2009 in GDP per Capita, United States and Video. 1 Comment

From a TED Talk in June 2006. What I love is the way he uses humor to make many of his points. Other good things in the video:

  • Challenges preconceive notions people have about the subject.
  • Talks to the data and interacts with it.
  • He places the data in historical context by explaining what happened in each country.
  • The data visualization is the presentation, not just a background slide for his talk.
  • Performs research on his target audience (i.e. students) to understand what they need to know.
  • The presentation is shot from more than one camera, showing him and the screen from different angles.

Watching him I see how controlling the display from his laptop is an obstacle. What he needs a way to interact directly with the screen through touch and gesture.

Popularity: 1% [?]

North America Income, Education, Employment: 2006

Published on November 23, 2008 in Canada, Choropleth Map, Education, GDP per Capita, Mexico, North America, Scatter plot, Unemployment and United States. 2 Comments

Screenshot from an interactive mapping tool from OECD Regional Statistics. While you can look at any region I choose North America. The color indicates the GDP per capita: blue is low income while red is high income. The graph on the right is comparing % of population with high school education vs unemployment. (The red circle, indicating very high income, belongs to Washington DC)

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US Population Ancestry magnifying glass

[tags]United States, OECD, Mexico, Canada[/tags]

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Does Higher Income Increases Happiness?

Published on April 17, 2008 in Choropleth Map, GDP per Capita, Income - Average, Median, Income - Inequality, Distribution, Scatter plot and World. 6 Comments

From the New York Times

IRS Top 400 magnifying glass

[tags]Happiness, United States, Income[/tags]

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Income of United States, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia since 1500

Published on January 27, 2008 in Angus Maddison, China, East Asia, GDP per Capita, Income - Average, Median, India, Indonesia, Japan, Line Graph and United States. 5 Comments

I am comparing the GDP per Capita of the United States with Japan, India, China, and Indonesia over the last 500 years. (GDP per Capita for each country is in 1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars, calculated from purchasing power parities (PPPs) of currencies and average prices of commodities.)

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Income of United States, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia since 1500 magnifying glass

Data estimates for population from Angus Maddison Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen.

[tags]income, GDP per Capita, United States, China, India, Indonesia, Japan[/tags]

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US/UK Historical Economic Series

Published on January 13, 2008 in Dow Jones Industrial Average, GDP, GDP per Capita, Ideas & Inspiration, Population, United Kingdom, United States and Wages. Closed

Measuring Worth
US/UK econ & population series from 1700s. UK Gold, Earnings and Retail prices back to 1260s.
This site lets you graph data and calculate Annualized Growth Rates for various time periods

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United States vs Great Britain (Revised)

Published on December 30, 2007 in Angus Maddison, Bubble Chart, GDP per Capita, Income - Average, Median, Population, United Kingdom and United States. 13 Comments

I am revisiting my previous graph United States vs Great Britain: Income and Population since 1500. In my original graph, I placed population on the y-axis which emphasizes its dramatic growth in the US. In the new graph, I placed GDP per Capita on the y-axis which emphasizes the growth in income in both countries. Take a look below at both versions and let me know which you prefer:

New Version: GDP per Capita on the y-axis {Click on the image to take a closer look}
UK Income and Population growth since 1500 magnifying glass

Original Version: Population on the y-axis {Click on the image to take a closer look}
UK Income and Population growth since 1500 magnifying glass

See also:
United States: 500 Years of Income and Population Growth
Comparing Population Growth: China, India, Africa, Latin America, Western Europe, United States
China: 2,000 Years of Income and Population Growth
Last 2,000 years of growth in world income and population

Data estimates for population from Angus Maddison Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen.

[tags]population, income, United States, United Kingdom, Great Britain[/tags]

Popularity: 8% [?]