Visualization can be applied to pretty much any field; it helps to tell stories by curating data into a form that's easier to understand, highlighting any trends and outliers. And there's no place on the internet that is as obsessed with it as r/DataIsBeautiful.
The subreddit runs on a simple mission: to collect visualizations that effectively convey information. But the way its 16 million members go about it is anything but. There are no fake numbers, goofball statistics, and trivial analysis—just legitimate facts, portrayed in aesthetically pleasing ways. Such a delicate balance.
We at Bored Panda have already covered it once but when a community is that big, you know it's gonna keep delivering quality content so we just had to make an update. Enjoy!
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Symptomatic Breakthrough Covid-19 Infections
World Elevation Map, Including Bathymetry (Ocean Floor)
One of the subreddit's moderators, u/PHealthy, took some time out of their day to tell Bored Panda about the latest r/DataIsBeautiful news. "Obviously, these days COVID is a very popular topic, and [our posts] frequently make r/all but really anything topical/trending tends to do well," they explained.
"So for instance, a Nobel prize or school shooting post would probably do well. But a soundly made novel DataViz always tends to do well, e.g. Tyler's recent post. But meta posts can do very well, too. So really it's all about balancing DataViz presentation with the topic being relatable, all the better if it's Reddit-related."
The Massive Decrease In Worldwide Infant Mortality From 1950 To 2020 Is Perhaps One Of Humanity's Greatest Achievements
If you're white in the U.S., your infant mortality rate is 4.8. If you're Black in the U.S., your infant mortality rate is 10.8. Racism in healthcare is real, and not enough people know that.
There Are More Cows Than People In The States Colored Blue
Let's pause and think for a moment. 16 million people is a huge audience. (And I'm not even talking about making it to Reddit's front page). One that many publishers would be proud of. Reaching such a number with just organic growth is proof that people really value r/DataIsBeautiful.
As my colleague Jonas pointed out in his text, the moderator team is purposefully left as a small group of professionals who focus on data visualization at some part of their lives.
Plus, the subreddit treats its original content creators as "first-class citizens," constantly engaging them and making sure they're credited and acknowledged for their work. As always, we provide a link to each post that we feature as well (you can find it under the pictures), so if you're interested in some particular visualization, follow it to its roots — there's usually an interesting discussion in the comments, too.
"We bring a data-centric view of the world to millions of people every day—from important information about the COVID-19 pandemic all the way to a random dude's daily bowel movements—and our community prides itself in that fact. For example, we had community members posting analyses and projections of COVID-19 trends back in January and February 2020—well before anyone in the U.S. was taking the pandemic seriously. r/DataIsBeautiful is THE place to go when you want to see the signal through the noise of hectic daily life,” one of the moderators explained in the earlier Bored Panda piece.
Countries With A Higher Life Expectancy Than The United States (World Health Organization 2019)
Notice that the countries with a higher life expectancy all have universal health care and the US does not.
This Map Shows All Of The Earthquakes With A Magnitude Greater Than 5.0 Over The Last 20 Years
Digital Elevation Model Of Greece
We're not just islands and sea! We also have beautiful mountains! It's a quite diverse country :)
Even with so many members, u/PHealthy believes that r/DataIsBeautiful retains a certain character, "unique to this corner of Reddit in regards to churning out decent DataViz posts. Of course, the creators take center stage with their amazing original content but (not to pat my own back) fairly strict moderation is a big part of keeping the community unique and also keeps the sub from turning into just another garbage re-posting karma farm like a lot of subs on Reddit."
The human brain processes visual information better than it processes text — so the charts, graphs, and other elements found on r/DataIsBeautiful can be very powerful — you understand exactly what they're telling you. Something tells me this isn't the last time we'll feature this awesome subreddit.
The 2020 Election If Only People Under 45 Voted
This means there should be hope for the future…and by this I mean a future without Trump in it.
The Highest-Grossing Media Franchises Of All Time
Each Vertical Band Contains 1% Of The Earth's Population
English Alphabet Organised By Each Letter's Note In Abc Song
I find it rather ironic that only the "G" corosponds to its note. The rest of them is sung on a different note than the letter says.
Average Yearly Sunshine Hours Of Germany
Who Makes More: Teachers Or Cops?
Fascinating! The areas with the better paid teachers (comparatively) have some of the lowest graduation rates... They also have some of the highest police brutality rates.
Recheck your assumption, please. Did the data check also on police brutality in states with higher police pay. they rank among the worst for police brutality. Also, some of the states with higher teacher pay do have higher dropout rates (Georgia was most notable on the most recent data I found) but many don't. Virginia, where i live, has higher paid teachers, ranks middle in police brutality, and we're nowhere near the bottom in dropout rates. So I think you're making correlation into causation where neither exists.
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I think both professions should be well educated and paid ones. Hereby to become a police officer, a 3 year long University college level education is required.
Well if a police education is that easy to get it’s no surprise there are so many scandals.
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So basically, both teachers and cops tend to be underpaid in many places in the US.
Absolutely not intended to be disrespectful towards teachers but is it fair to compare them with cops? Cops work in shifts, face lifethreatening situations day in day out, whereas teachers have daytime jobs and face a lot less danger. This graph doesn’t say much to me.
Well, you could argue that becoming a teacher takes more time due to having to go to university and stuff. But I agree that it's very random to compare the two jobs. It makes people blame each other for getting less, although it's people in different positions that should be blamed for unfair salaries.
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Can you read much into this though? Teacher absolutely need to make a good living and deserve too however it doesnt mean the school itself is well funded
How much education is needed to be a cop in the various states? Here in Norway they need the equivalent of a bachelor's degree, 3 years, while most teachers have 4 years.
6 months paid training in central Texas. It's terrifying.
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They should both be paid well. Just like in a household, we as a society should budge to pay for necessities before luxuries. We should pay well for police, teachers, nurses, home care aids, daycare teachers, etc., and only after that, we can start anything left over for that big TV, $50,000 cars, etc.
Never understood why teachers are not highly paid; they are teaching our future population, their morals, their understanding, their compassion, empathy, everything.
To be a teacher though you need to have a minimum of a masters degree (at least in my state)
That's actually really fascinating. I thought that cops would be making more in the Southeast...
In FL, I’m PRETTY SURE (idk not 100%) private school teach eres make about half of public school teachers so yeah.
I don’t think this is true. As a Floridian myself I believe they are similar actually. The notable difference lies in not being eligible, depending on the county, for the state retirement system.
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And now we need two more maps to see side by side with this one: Crime rate and median income.
But teachers have higher education and teach our children !
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Ugh, morning people aren't only annoying, they're happy about it, too?!
"What Is One Country That You Will Never Visit Again?" Answers From R/Askreddit
This is somewhat misleading, as the very worst countries are ones no one visited in the first place.
World Leaders By Age
Comparing Emissions Sources - How To Shrink Your Carbon Footprint More Effectively
35% Of "Entry-Level" Jobs On Linkedin Require 3+ Years Of Experience
It's fine if your job isn't an entry-level job, but then it shouldn't be paying entry-level wages.
Where Are The World's Airports? This Map Shows Locations Of The Worlds Airports And Heliports
This map doesn't check out. There are not this many designated airports in the US, and some countries that aren't very populous are showing dense airport locations. While it's true that many aircraft can land outside airports, the spots on this map is not showing where those places are ample. I don't believe this map, as someone studying US airport directory maps as a student pilot.
Where Can You Afford To Live On The Minimum Wage In The United States?
So, there is not one state in which you can afford to live on the minimum wage?
Knight Moves - A Simple Table I Made Showing The Importance Of Keeping Your Knights Near The Middle Of The Chessboard
I'm not a chess player, but why would you put your knight at the corner? Considering how it moves, corner is the worst place.
The Top 15 Countries (Apart From Sweden) In Which The People Who Currently Live In Sweden Were Born
California Is The World's 5th Largest Economy. Here Are The Top 5
Maps Showing Water Shortages During May Have Become Increasingly Extreme In California
Yearly Road Deaths Per Million People Across The US And The EU. This Calculation Includes Drivers, Passengers, And Pedestrians Who Died In Car, Motorcycle, Bus, And Bicycle Accidents. 2018-2019 Data
Capitol Insurrection Arrests Per Million People By State
Wordcloud Of Angela Merkel From Her Speeches Of Last 4 Years
If All 533 Million Compromised Facebook Accounts Were A Country
What If You Bought $100 Worth Of X A Year Ago?
Movies With The Greatest Difference Between Rotten Tomatoes Critic And Audience Ratings
I'm pretty sure that Captain Marvel was review bombed before the movie was even released, which explains the audience rating....
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I hope the next generation or rather the current generation would make decisions based on data, rather than how they "feel". Especially the ones that would have major impact in their lives. A lot of times, how you feel does not really reflect reality. This is why marketing and political campaigns work.
I hope the next generation or rather the current generation would make decisions based on data, rather than how they "feel". Especially the ones that would have major impact in their lives. A lot of times, how you feel does not really reflect reality. This is why marketing and political campaigns work.
