In The United States, Out Of 1,000 Homes: How Many Rent?
A 1,000-home view of how many U.S. housing units are renter-occupied, owner-occupied, and vacant.
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Visual Stories: Current Data In A 1,000-Unit World
Each story is sourced from real data and uses a 1,000 cell visualizer to bring the plot into focus. What does life look like in a World of 1,000-things?
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Who Has Safe Drinking Water Out Of 1,000 People?
On World Water Day let's reflect on water access. This 1,000-person view of global drinking-water access shows how many people have safely managed service and how many still rely on basic, limited, unimproved, or surface water sources.
Read storyWho Produces the Most Oil in the World? 1,000 Barrels Visualized
A 1,000-barrel view of the countries that dominated crude oil and lease condensate extraction in a global snapshot.
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Published in reverse chronological order. 100 stories per page.
Urbanization In The UK: From The Industrial Revolution To 2023
How big was the change? An animated permille series showing how the United Kingdom moved from a mostly rural society in 1750 to an overwhelmingly urban one by 2023.
Read storyOut Of 1,000 Kilograms Of Sewage Sludge Ash, How Much Was Gold?
Resource recycling: A 1,000-kilogram view of the reported gold concentration in incinerated sewage sludge ash at Japan's Suwa facility.
Read storyIn Canada, Out Of 1,000 Homes: How Many Rely On Groundwater?
A Canada-specific 1,000-home view of how many households rely on private-well groundwater as their main water source.
Read storyApple Pie Macronutrients Out of 1,000 Calories
A fun 1,000-calorie visual split of apple pie macronutrients using USDA nutrient data and standard 9/4/4 energy factors.
Read storyOut of 1,000 Digits of π, How Often Each Number Appears
A 1,000-tile count of how often each digit 0 to 9 appears in the first 1,000 decimal digits of pi.
Read storyTraffic Deaths Out Of 1,000 Deaths
An at-a-glance share of traffic-related deaths in a normalized 1,000 frame.
Read storyLanguage Families In A 1,000-Person World
A broad language-family map expressed as 1,000 people.
Read storyGlobal Emissions By Sector Out Of 1,000
Sector contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, expressed in a 1,000-unit frame.
Read storyHow Freshwater Is Used Out Of 1,000 Parts
A sector view of global freshwater withdrawals.
Read storyHighest Education Level In A 1,000-Person World
A readable education profile using permille categories.
Read storyExtreme Poverty In A 1,000-Person Model
A direct visual of how many people remain below the extreme-poverty line.
Read storyUrban Vs Rural Living Out Of 1,000
How urbanization looks when represented as 1,000 people.
Read storyElectricity Access In A 1,000-Person World
Visualizing reliable electricity access and energy exclusion.
Read storyHow Many Of 1,000 People Are Online
A quick internet access snapshot in a 1,000-person model.
Read storyWhere 1,000 People Would Live On Earth
A simple continent view of world population using a 1,000-person model.
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