dataviz · 14 countries · 1900 → 2020
Every bubble is a country: income to the right, lifespan upward, size is population. Press play and 120 years go by in ten seconds.
Most of humanity lives under 40 years. Only the industrial west has crossed 50.
Chart keyboard controls: left and right arrows step one year, hold Shift for ten years, up and down arrows move between countries, Enter or Space plays and pauses. The Numbers button below opens the same data as a table.
| Country | Region | GDP / person | Life exp | Population |
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