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Map infographics

Show how one figure changes from place to place: prices, laws, habits or language.

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Visual Capitalist chart of major countries' estimated annual real GDP growth over 10 years from Ray Dalio's Great Powers Index 2024, curved bars for 35 countries from India 6.3%, UAE 5.5% and Indonesia 5.5% down to Germany and Italy at minus 0.5%, coloured by region

Finance and Economy

GDP Growth by Country, Real Growth Estimates Over 10 Years

By Visual Capitalist

Visual Capitalist chart The Global Distribution of Wealth, four stacked bars showing the share of global adults from Africa, Asia-Pacific, China, India, Europe, Latin America and North America in the under $10K, $10K to $100K, $100K to $1M and over $1M wealth ranges, with a world map key

Finance and Economy

Global Wealth Distribution by Region and Wealth Band

By Visual Capitalist

Voronoi map titled Average IQ by State, shading the 50 US states from 94 to 105 with values such as Massachusetts 104.3, New Hampshire 104.2, North Dakota 103.8 and Mississippi 94.2, above a Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale table of IQ score ranges from Very Superior 130 and above to Extremely Low 69 and below

Education and Learning

Average IQ by State Map and IQ Score Ranges

By Voronoi by Visual Capitalist

Visual Capitalist bar chart titled Annual Working Hours per Person, ranking 34 OECD countries by hours worked in 2023 from Mexico at 2,207 and Costa Rica at 2,171 down to Denmark at 1,380 and Germany at 1,343, with bars coloured by region and the equivalent number of 8-hour workdays

Jobs and Careers

Annual Working Hours by Country in 2023, OECD Ranking

By Marcus Lu and Miranda Smith, Visual Capitalist

Timeline infographics

Trace how something changed over time: a product, a sport, a city or a law.

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History

Combatant Deaths in Conventional Wars, 1800 to 2011

By Our World in Data

Econovis stream chart titled U.S. Imports from Canada, Key Product Categories, showing mineral fuels, other manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, food and beverages, crude materials and other items in billion US dollars from 1990 to 2024, with markers for NAFTA, the WTO, the 2008 financial crisis and COVID-19

Finance and Economy

What Does the US Import From Canada, 1990 to 2024

By Econovis

Bar chart titled US WW2 Veteran Population showing living US World War 2 veterans by year from 939,322 in 2015 to 66,143 in 2024 and projected 5,182 in 2030, with a pie chart of alive, killed in WW2 and died since, and a text panel of totals

History

How Many WW2 Veterans Are Still Alive, US Figures 2015 to 2030

By TA-MajestyPalm on Reddit

CBR infographic the unofficial History of the Batmobile showing 28 Batmobile silhouettes from the 1939 red convertible to the 2015 Batman v Superman car, with colour bars marking comic books, movies, television, animation and games

Entertainment

Batmobile Evolution, 28 Designs From 1939 to 2015

By CBR (Comic Book Resources)

Comparison infographics

Put two choices side by side and compare costs, features, risks or results.

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Econovis area chart of manufactured goods trade balances from 1980 to 2023, with China surplus in red rising to 1.81 trillion dollars, US deficit in navy falling to 1.22 trillion and EU surplus line at 0.44 trillion, annotated with events from NAFTA to COVID-19

Finance and Economy

US China Trade Deficit Chart, Manufactured Goods vs the EU

By Econovis

Visual Capitalist Datastream chart Most Commonly Used Languages on the Internet, with split circles comparing share of the top 10 million websites and share of world speakers for 20 languages, led by English at 60.4% of websites and 16.2% of speakers

Internet and Social Media

Most Used Languages on the Internet Compared With Speakers

By Visual Capitalist

Two treemaps titled How China Product Exports Have Changed Since the 2000s comparing China export products in 2000 (total 339 billion dollars, led by computers and office machine parts) and 2023 (total 3.41 trillion dollars, led by telephones, computers and integrated circuits), source OEC

Finance and Economy

China Export Products, 2000 Compared With 2023

Scatter chart titled Food's Cost per Gram of Protein vs. Protein Density (Adjusted for Digestibility), plotting 41 foods by grams of protein per 100 g against US dollar cost per 30 g of protein, with legumes such as pinto beans and lentils cheapest and ribeye steak and pork belly off the top of the chart

Food and Drink

Cheapest Protein Sources per Gram, 41 Foods Compared

By James_Fortis on Reddit

Statistical infographics

Rank the biggest, fastest, richest or most popular in your field.

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Global Water Consumption infographic on a dark background explaining virtual water, with a globe showing an average water footprint of 1,240 cubic metres per person a year, water drop icons for 3% fresh and 97% salt water, wheat for agriculture, a dripping tap for leaks and a world map of water footprint per capita

Environment and Energy

Global Water Consumption, Water Usage Statistics and Footprints

Lemonly graphic titled Top-selling concert tours, showing the top 10 highest-grossing concert tours of all time as microphone bars, from Taylor Swift's Eras Tour at 2.08 billion dollars and Coldplay's Music of the Spheres Tour at 1.15 billion to Harry Styles' Love On Tour at 639.1 million, with the number of shows for each

Entertainment

Highest Grossing Tours of All Time, Adjusted for Inflation

By Lemonly

Visual Capitalist Voronoi chart titled The World's Largest Companies by Revenue, a circle split into cells for 35 companies coloured by region, led by Walmart at 648 billion dollars, Amazon at 575 billion and State Grid at 546 billion, with a total of 10.7 trillion

Business

Largest Companies in the World by Revenue, Top 35

By Visual Capitalist

Transport

Most Reliable Car Brands in 2023, Consumer Reports Scores

By Voronoi by Visual Capitalist

Process and how-to infographics

Turn a process your readers find hard into numbered steps.

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Newspaper graphic on how to treat a bullet wound, titled Gunshot wounds, showing four steps in treating a gunshot, a cutaway body diagram of danger areas from neck and brain to arm and leg, and a chart of how 14 handgun, rifle and shotgun rounds penetrate tissue, credited to Alfredo Elicierto, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2007 MCT

Health and Fitness

How to Treat a Bullet Wound, Steps and Danger Areas

By Alfredo Elicierto, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

RacketInsight Olympic Table Tennis infographic for Paris 2024 showing the five events, a schedule grid from 27 July to 10 August, top seeds for each event, match format and serving rules, the South Paris Arena venue and table, Tokyo 2020 winners and ball facts

Sports

Table Tennis Olympics Guide to Paris 2024

By RacketInsight

NapLab infographic titled The Dirty Bed Cleaning Guide, with five cards for sheets, pillows, mattress protector, comforter and mattress, a colour coded annual cleaning schedule by month, and fact panels on bacteria, sweat, dust mites and germs in bed

Home and Architecture

Dirty Bed Cleaning Guide and Yearly Schedule

By NapLab

Infographic titled A Beginner's Guide to Ethereum explaining decentralised networks, the blockchain, Mist and ether, uses such as decentralised services, projects including Maker, Slock.it, uPort and Augur, 2014 crowdsale numbers, and a timeline of Ethereum releases from the 2013 whitepaper to Homestead

Technology

Ethereum Meaning Explained in a Beginner’s Guide Infographic

By Jaxx (Kryptokit)

List infographics

Collect surprising facts or useful tips on one subject.

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Perfect Lingerie For Your Body Type chart by Shyaway, showing rectangle, triangle, inverted triangle and hour-glass silhouettes with suggested padded bras, push up bras, bustiers, bodysuits, teddies, babydolls, suspender belts and corsets

Fashion and Lifestyle

Types of Lingerie for Each Body Type, Rectangle to Hourglass

By Shyaway

Graphic with Soft Skills crossed out and replaced by Essential Skills, showing 15 skills with icons and definitions: proactivity, hard work, honesty, growth-focus, reliability, professionalism, collaboration, kindness, emotional intelligence, persistence, coachability, adaptability, organization, accountability and creativity

Jobs and Careers

15 Essential Skills for Professional Development

Bolt Depot fastener chart with grey 3D drawings of screws and bolts, head styles, drive types, washers and nuts, from wood screws, machine screws and hex bolts to Phillips and Torx drives, split lock washers and wing, acorn and castle nuts

Home and Architecture

Types of Screws and Bolts, Heads, Drives, Washers and Nuts

By Bolt Depot

Tutoria infographic titled 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers on a blue background, with icons and text for Be Proactive, Begin With The End In Mind, Put First Things First, Seek First To Understand Then Be Understood, Think Win-Win, Synergize and Sharpen The Saw, and a cartoon teenage boy with a backpack

Education and Learning

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Explained in Order

By Tutoria

Ideas by topic

The eight topics with the most infographics on our site.

Finance and Economy infographic ideas

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Chart titled Types of Dragon with 13 painted dragons labelled wyvern, feydragon, dragonette, basilisk, dragon, amphiptere, wyrm, coatyl, hydra, arctic dragon, drake, Asian dragon and sea orc

Entertainment

Types of Dragons in Myth and Fantasy

Push Up Dungeon Map by u/timv_simg, a six level push up progression chart from couch and wall push ups through diamond, pike, archer and clapping push ups to handstand and clapping handstand push ups, with boss fight rep targets between levels

Health and Fitness

Push Up Progression Chart, From Wall Push Ups to Handstands

By timv_simg on Reddit (Sport is my Game)

History of the Universe timeline by Frédéric Durillon, a funnel that widens from the Big Bang on the left through inflation, the cosmic microwave background, the dark ages and the first stars and galaxies to today at 13.8 billion years, with time, temperature and energy labels

Science

Timeline of the Universe, Big Bang to 13.8 Billion Years

By Frédéric Durillon (Animea Studio)

Spider-Man Symbol Evolution infographic by Ricky Franklin showing 32 black spider chest logos in a grid with red years from 1962 Ditko debut to 2019 Far From Home, including the 1984 symbiote, 2002 film and 2018 Into the Spider-Verse versions

Entertainment

Spider-Man Symbol Evolution, Every Logo From 1962 to 2019

By Ricky Franklin (Ricky Franklin Design)

Education and Learning infographic ideas

42 infographics to learn from.

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Types of Dresses chart by Love English, 25 cartoon dresses in a five by five grid including asymmetrical, empire waist, A-line, sundress, bodycon, sheath, maxi, qi pao, wrap, dirndl, ball gown, halter and five white wedding styles

Fashion and Lifestyle

25 Types of Dresses, Named and Described

By Love English

Genuine Impact timeline infographic titled A brief history of Artificial Intelligence, showing milestones from 1943 to 2023 along a winding road

Technology

History of Artificial Intelligence Timeline, 1943 to 2023

By Genuine Impact

World of Engineering timeline titled Moments That Shaped the Internet, with 25 dated events from H.G. Wells World Brain in 1936 and ARPANET in 1969 to Instagram, Pokemon Go and influencer in 2019

Internet and Social Media

Internet History Timeline, 25 Moments From 1936 to 2019

By World of Engineering

Chart titled How Flowers Got Their Names by @etymologynerd, with botanical illustrations and name origins for 24 flowers from begonia, buttercup and carnation to rose, tulip and violet

Education and Learning

How Flowers Got Their Names, the Origins of 24 Flower Names

By Adam Aleksic (The Etymology Nerd)

People and Society infographic ideas

39 infographics to learn from.

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How colors got their names infographic by the Etymology Nerd, 33 coloured circles on a black background each giving the origin of a colour name, including indigo, azure, teal, turquoise, magenta, porcelain, chartreuse, vermillion, crimson, umber and sepia

Education and Learning

How Colors Got Their Names, the Origins of 33 Color Words

By Adam Aleksic, the Etymology Nerd

Animals

MBTI Animals, All 16 Myers-Briggs Types as Animals

By Career Assessment Site

Animal Vision Seeing Color infographic, a wheel of twelve animal photos from a bee and monkey to a mantis shrimp and goldfish, grouped by monochromacy, dichromacy, trichromacy, tetrachromacy and pentachromacy, with cone cell counts and colours perceived

Animals

Animal Color Vision, From One to Five Cone Types

Artists for Education comic poster of 12 logical fallacies in which an orange robot argues about humans and a teal robot names hasty generalization, red herring, slippery slope, genetic fallacy, circular argument, ad populum, straw man, moral equivalence, either or, begging the claim, post hoc ergo propter hoc and ad hominem

Education and Learning

12 Logical Fallacies in Debate, Each With a Robot Example

By Michele Rosenthal for Artists For Education

Sports infographic ideas

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A world of languages, SCMP circular map of the 23 most spoken native languages sized by speakers, led by Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi and Arabic, with countries coloured by region and charts of countries per language, learners and living languages by country

Education and Learning

World Languages Map of the 23 Most Spoken Native Tongues

By Alberto Lucas López, South China Morning Post

The scoop on semen infographic with a nutrition facts label for one teaspoon, a pie chart of semen composition, a bar chart of sperm per ejaculate for rats, rabbits, humans, sheep, cows and pigs, and panels on pH, allergy and survival time

Health and Fitness

Sperm Nutrition Facts, Checked Against Medical Sources

Only Foods chart titled Types of Melons showing photos of 16 melons with uses: watermelon, cantaloupe, Galia, canary melon, honeydew, winter melon, snap melon, Santa Claus melon, casaba, Crenshaw, gac, horned melon, bailan, Charentais, Hami and bitter melon

Food and Drink

16 Types of Melon With Pictures and Uses

By Only Foods

Top 20 Most Liked Instagram Posts infographic by ViralMango on a purple to orange gradient, showing each post with its account, like count and date, from Lionel Messi's World Cup trophy photo with 75.2 million likes and the world record egg to posts by Cristiano Ronaldo, Zendaya, Selena Gomez and Tom Holland

Internet and Social Media

Health and Fitness infographic ideas

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A Guide to Different Fabrics chart by A Pair & A Spare rating 15 fabrics in a grid, cotton, linen, silk, flannel, jersey, hemp, denim, wool, leather, satin, chiffon, velvet, rayon, nylon and polyester, for breathability, comfort, wrinkle resistance, function and machine washing

Fashion and Lifestyle

Fabric Types Chart Comparing 15 Common Fabrics

By A Pair & A Spare (Geneva Vanderzeil)

Technology

Vim Cheat Sheet for Beginners, the Commands You Need First

By August R. Garcia, 256 Kilobytes

History of Life as we know it, circular geological timeline from the Hadean to the Quaternary with silhouettes of life in each period, red mass extinction markers, continental drift maps from Pangea to today and a to-scale Phanerozoic bar chart

Science

History of Life on Earth Timeline, Eras, Periods and Extinctions

By Pacific Rubiales Energy

Compound Interest infographic titled The Chemistry of Wine, showing five winemaking steps from preparation to bottling and molecular structures of anthocyanins, tannins, flavan-3-ols and flavonols around a glass of red wine

Food and Drink

The Chemistry of Wine, Key Compounds and Winemaking Steps

By Andy Brunning, Compound Interest

Technology infographic ideas

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AllSides Media Bias Chart version 9.2, logos of 67 US news outlets in five columns labelled Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right and Right, from AlterNet and MSNBC on the left to Fox News and Newsmax on the right

Politics

Media Bias Chart, How AllSides Rates US News Outlets

By AllSides

Scoville scale chart by u/Life_Ad_2142 of 166 chilli peppers plus pure capsaicin in colour coded boxes by heat tier, from Super Hot peppers such as Pepper X, Carolina Reaper and ghost pepper through habanero, cayenne and jalapeño to mild and 0 SHU bell peppers

Food and Drink

Scoville Scale Chart of Peppers, From Bell Pepper to Pepper X

By Life_Ad_2142 on Reddit

Express chart titled James Bond Films and Actors listing 27 Bond films from Dr No (1962) to No Time to Die (2021), with coloured lines linking each film to photos of Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, and Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again marked unofficial

Entertainment

James Bond Movies and Actors in Order, 1962 to 2021

By Express

Infographic titled 20 Benefits of Walking 30 Minutes Per Day, with a teal human body outline showing organs surrounded by 20 numbered benefits such as reduces risk of heart disease, helps to maintain weight and can improve quality of sleep

Health and Fitness

20 Benefits of Walking 30 Minutes a Day, Checked Against the NHS

Entertainment infographic ideas

34 infographics to learn from.

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Follygraph poster 38 ways to make a perfect coffee, 38 cut away cups and glasses on a dark background showing the layers of espresso, milk, foam, water, chocolate, cream and whiskey in drinks from ristretto, espresso and macchiato to cappuccino, flat white, latte, frappé and Irish coffee

Food and Drink

How to Make Coffee 38 Ways, From Ristretto to Irish Coffee

By Follygraph

The Fault Within Us infographic by ET Graphics listing 24 cognitive biases around a drawing of a human brain, including anchoring, confirmation bias, Dunning-Kruger effect, groupthink, sunk cost fallacy, availability heuristic and spotlight effect

Education and Learning

24 Cognitive Biases in Decision Making, Each Defined

By ET Graphics, The Economic Times

Genuine Impact chart comparing the 2023 population pyramids of China and India by five-year age band and sex, with China's 0 to 4 group at 31 million boys and 27 million girls and India's at 60 million and 55 million

People and Society

China Population Pyramid 2023 Compared With India

By Genuine Impact

Pictograph chart titled Largest Oil Reserves in millions of barrels by @Civixplorer, ranking Venezuela 304,000, Saudi Arabia 267,000, Iran 209,000, Canada 170,000, Iraq 145,000, UAE 113,000, Kuwait 102,000, Russia 80,000, USA 74,000 and Libya 50,000, source EIA 2023

Environment and Energy

Largest Oil Reserves by Country, the Top 10 Ranked

By Civixplorer

Environment and Energy infographic ideas

32 infographics to learn from.

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Colors as Last Names bar chart by Alex Varlamov on a dark background, ranking 16 colour surnames with bars in their own colours, from Brown at 37.583% and White at 18.244% down to Beige and Yellow, with a note on grouped spellings

People and Society

Color Last Names Ranked, From Brown and White to Yellow

By Alex Varlamov

Line chart titled Provinces of Turkey by GDP (nominal USD) per capita, 2004 to 2023, for the ten most populous provinces, ending in 2023 at Kocaeli $21,985, İstanbul $21,741, Ankara $18,655 down to Şanlıurfa $4,971, source Turkish Statistical Institute

Finance and Economy

Turkey GDP Per Capita by Province, 2004 to 2023

Animated cheetah infographic by Jacob O'Neal on a mustard background, a running cheetah outline with panels on speed against cars and other animals, vision, organs, breathing rate, tail, stride length and rate, and paws

Animals

Cheetah Speed and Anatomy, How the Fastest Land Animal Runs

By Jacob O'Neal

7 Different Types of Learning Styles infographic by Acadoceo, with icons and descriptions for visual, verbal, aural, physical, logical, social and solitary learners on a light grey background

Education and Learning

7 Learning Styles Explained, and What the Research Says

By Acadoceo

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