September 29th, 2008
Find all the countries of the world in the updated map
We have updated the map in gapminder world. We removed all “former countries” and “ad-hoc” areas, but included all small countries and territies. We included even the smallest countries and territories, such as Pitcairn (where the mutineers of bounty settled) and Canada’s somewhat less known neighbour St.Pierre-et-Miquelon. You find the map under the tab “map” Read more …
September 29th, 2008
New feature in Gapminder World
We have added a menu to the right of the Gapminder World to improve the usability. This new feature allows you to directly from the graph access information about the graph, find relevant links, watch tutorials, participate in discussions about the data, get tips on how to use the graph, and much more. Go to the graph Read more …
August 20th, 2008
Which country has the best teeth in the world?
We have added a new indicator: “bad teeth per person” (you find it under “health” in the Gapminder World). Here we have plotted “bad teeth per person” against “income per person”. Is dental problems worst in the richest or the poorest countries? There actually seem to be a tendency for the dental problems to be Read more …
August 15th, 2008
Who has the oil, and who uses it?
We have added 24 new data series with data on consumption and production of oil, natural gas, coal and other energy sources.The source of these data is BP’s World Statistical Review 2008. We think these are fascinating data: they show you who has the oil and who uses it, the remarkable close relationship between energy Read more …
August 15th, 2008
Life expectancy expanded
We have used some additional sources to add more data to the indicator “Life expectancy at birth”. You can now follow several European countries from the 19th century and India, Sri Lanka and USA from the beginning of the 20th century. Data for Taiwan, which has previously been missing for this indicator, is now available from 1928. Read more …
July 26th, 2008
Easier to download indicators
While it was always possible to download the data files underlying the graphs in Gapminder World, we have now made it a lot easier. Each data file now has download links which allow download to Excel (xls), Open Office (ods) or even PDF files. To access this functionality, click on the grid symbol next to Read more …
July 1st, 2008
CO2 historical data added and total emissions added
We have now added data on CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuels going back to 1820 (or close to the start of the industrial use of fossil fuels). We have also added data on total emissions for the same country. A new example graph shows per capita CO2 emissions on the Y axis and Read more …
