What Drives Switzerland's Population Growth?
How natural increase and net migration contributed to changes in Switzerland's permanent resident population from 1971 to 2025.
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Data visualizations across subjects, with the charts, sources, and methods behind each project.
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Switzerland's Net Migration, 1971–2025
A 55-year view of Switzerland's annual net migration, from net emigration in the 1970s to the 2023 peak and subsequent decline.
China's industrial rise fueled Australia's resource boom as its economic complexity ranking fell.
China’s industrialization fueled demand for Australian resources as their economic complexity rankings diverged. Vietnam and the Philippines also overtook Australia.
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Youth unemployment · 2000–2026
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Youth unemployment across the EU
Explore monthly youth unemployment in all 27 current EU countries since 2000, using the same scales and the published EU-27 comparison.
How US southwest border encounters changed, 2017–2026
Published southwest Border Patrol totals through August 2026, with a monthly timeline and three presidential-term trajectories relative to their starting January daily rates.
NYC shootings surged in 2020–2021, then fell to a record low in 2025
Two views of reported NYC shooting incidents: monthly counts and within-year cumulative totals, 2006–2025, with 2026 through June 30.
The geographic distribution of Muslims in England and Wales
2021 Census data
The geographic distribution of Jews in England and Wales
2021 Census data
Denmark's high tax burden compared to other major economies
Tax revenue as share of GDP (1972-2025)
Global aviation sector CO₂ emissions
Evolution and seasonality in the period 2019–2025, and contribution by international vs. domestic aviation
Evolution of U.S. national pride by political affiliation over the past 25 years
Gallup poll (2001-2025)
Where in the U.S. do most foreign-born nationals live?
Share of foreign-born nationals by U.S. county and change from 2009 to 2024
Puerto Rican Residents in the United States: Mainland Diaspora and Island Population (2024)
Puerto Rican-origin population in U.S. counties and total residents of Puerto Rico's municipios in 2024.
A global clock for science: timing patterns in arXiv submissions
A global clock for science: timing patterns in arXiv submissions
How have tourist arrivals in Israel changed since the outbreak of the Gaza War?
Tourist arrivals by world region (2022-2025)
Europe’s 2025 Thermal Extremes: From Sub-Zero Frost to Mediterranean Heat
A look at the minimum and maximum temperatures recorded
Which European countries spend most on their military?
A ranking of Europe's top military spenders in absolute terms and as share of their GDP (2000-2024, SIPRI)
How to add rectangular, square or round country flags to ggplots
An example comparing the Corruption Perception Index Europe's Big Four (France, Germany, UK and Italy) in 2024
Perceived levels of public sector corruption by world region
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in the period 2012-2024
U.S. and Somalia on the Fragile States Index
How their Fragile States Index rankings changed from 2013 to 2023.
Perceived levels of public sector corruption in the U.S. and Somalia
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in the U.S. and Somalia (2012–2024)
Why Europe travels together: the drivers behind the July–August peak across the continent's short-term rental markets
An analysis of occupancy data from Europe's top 25 largest short-term rental markets in 2024