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2025-02-26 00:50:27

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3 Years of the Russia-Ukraine War: Latest numbers: Casualties, Territory, Military Aid

2025-02-25 06:13:21

Three years into this terrible conflict, an infographic data story revealing some of the harsh, often hard-to-find numbers around casualties, military budgets and foreign aid in the Russia-Ukraine war.

In times of war, data is difficult to validate, information hard to find. We polled a variety of sources – institutes, traditional media, independent media, civic groups – to find credible estimates and answers to key questions.

How many combatants have been killed and wounded?
What % of territory has been won or lost?
How much money is being spent on the war – and where does it come from?
How important is the USA’s continued support for Ukraine? (Short answer: very).

We hope this data brings a little clarity and shows, at the least, how ongoing international support for Ukraine against the Russian war machine is essential.

» Explore the visualisation
» Check out the dataset

Sources: Kiel Institute, Mediazona, Ukraine Losses, Le Monde, CSIS, SIPRI, New York Times.

Some elements made with VizSweet

Happy 15th Birthday

2025-02-04 22:02:33

Happy 15th birthday to my beautiful book. Released today 4th Feb 2009.

Just marking the occasion 🍾🍾  Thank you if you ever invested in a copy. It changed my world. Maybe it touched yours? 🙂

Book cover of 'Information is Beautiful' by David McCandless, featuring a black flower design with eight petals. In the center is a circular data visualization with colored squares arranged in a radial pattern, containing various metrics marked by numbers around the circumference.

Information is Beautiful Awards: Entries Closing Today

2025-02-03 17:15:20

Last chance to enter our yearly awards and for a chance to win big from our $20,000+ prize pot.

Hosted by The Data Visualisation Society, a professional home and community for those working in this discipline.

If you create in this field, you may wish to submit your work.

Entries of any type are welcome: infographics, data journalism, maps, interactives, information art, video, animation, app, site, sculpture, or artwork. Pieces can be created in any software, platform, or medium, using any type of materials.

Categories:

» Arts, Entertainment & Culture
» Business Analytics
» Current Affairs & Politics
» Humanitarian
» Leisure, Games & Sport
» People, Language & Identity
» Places, Spaces & Environment
» Science, Technology & Health
» Unusual

Entries are currently open and will close on 3rd Feb 2025.
Any work created between Sep 1st 2023 and Dec 31st 2024 is eligible.

» See more criteria for entry

You can see previous years’ winners and entries on the Information is Beautiful Awards Showcase.

Enter the Information is Beautiful Awards 2025

2025-01-18 01:55:13

Our yearly celebration of the best infographics and data-visualisations from around the world is back for 2023! Now in its eleventh year and in association with The Data Visualisation Society, a professional home and community for those working in this discipline.

If you create in this field, you may wish to submit your work.

We welcome entries of any type: infographics, data journalism, maps, interactives, information art, video, animation, app, site, sculpture, or artwork. Pieces can be created in any software, platform, or medium, using any type of materials.

Here are the categories open for submission:

» Arts, Entertainment & Culture
» Business Analytics
» Current Affairs & Politics
» Humanitarian
» Leisure, Games & Sport
» People, Language & Identity
» Places, Spaces & Environment
» Science, Technology & Health
» Unusual

Entries are currently open and will close on 31st Jan 2025.
Any work created between Sep 1st 2023 and Dec 31st 2023 is eligible.
Winner will share prizes from a $20,000 pot.

» See more criteria for entry

You can see previous years’ winners and entries on the Information is Beautiful Awards Showcase.

What a wonderful world it could be…

2025-01-17 22:55:05

Wait, CORRECTION: “is already”.

A different way of seeing the news.