The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 presents maps, charts, and stories related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It discusses trends, comparisons, and measurement issues...

During the past five decades 182 former death-row prisoners, an average of four people a year, have been exonerated of all charges related to their death sentences. Advances such as the use of DNA...

How Humans Are Causing Climate Change “The primary driver of global warming is the human emission of greenhouse gases,” says Dr Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor of Earth Systems Science at Stanford...

A data visualization on the magnitude, frequency and spatial distribution of violence against civilians and internal displacement in Burkina Faso at a time when both indicators are on a rising...

To design this dashboard I tried to put myself in the shoes of a decision-maker in charge of making choices about the future of his country. I aim to create a tool capable of displaying the values...

When you readily have access to a resource as foundational as food, it is easy to overlook the regions that do not have the same luxury. This visualization highlights the progress society has made...

Climate change is reshaping our world. Across Africa, climate change is already increasing forced migration and displacement, referred to as ‘climate mobility’. It is estimated that by 2050 up to...

Vulnerable communities are bracing for an undercount in 2020. It’s a familiar story that traces back to the Articles of Confederation.

In recent years, the Chinese state has allegedly locked away a million Uyghurs in internment camps. The Xinjiang Police Files now attach names and faces to this brutal system. With a tailored photo...

There is a big problem in economics regarding tragedy, as in this field someone's pain is normally reduced to a figure for commensuration, here I would like to address that. Most people find it...

In February we released a project Our World in Data had been working on: SDG-Tracker.org, the first (and only, to date) resource where you can track our progress towards the United Nations...

Data visualization comes with the risk of presenting a neat and authoritative picture of a reality that’s actually messy and uncertain. In my work as a Research Professor, I have to deal with...

The 360Giving Trend Engine application allows users to quickly explore the UK grant making landscape. Users can browse who has funded which themes and track the location of grants recipients over...

This data visualization highlights the 643 venues across New York City where residents can access free safer sex products, based on data from the NYC Condom Availability Program.

Visual research of terrorist attacks in India for the period of 2007/01/01 - 2015/02/01 (*the mobile version is unavailable, sorry)

“Digital Rights and Technology Sector Accountability in Iran” examines the role of Iranian private-sector technology companies in upholding human rights online. The report is based on an adapted...

For most of the 12 million people living with disabilities in Iran, basic needs such as healthcare, education and transportation are inaccessible. One of the main reasons why is because Iran has...

The world is divided by politicians, the media, our misconceptions, and our beliefs. This project was created to demonstrate how the world is structured not according to our beliefs, but based on...

In 2017, over two million traffic stops occurred in Illinois. Each time an Illinois resident was pulled over, the enforcement officer was required to record the details of the traffic stop,...

Historic storms in California barely made a dent in a daily reality for most residents — a years-long, expansive drought. This long-scroll heat map shows the devastating drought California has...

This infographic compares the cost of living to purchase power in each state. There are countries, like India, where prices are low and purchasing power is well above average. One explanation here...

Balancing engagement with the gravity of migration challenges, Vida Migrante successfully bridges data-driven insights with an empathetic, interactive experience, fostering both learning and deeper...

Up to 79,000 Mexican migrants has been deported from the US back to Mexico. This view shows each record graphically to gain a better understanding of the data. Who they are, born city, skills,...

Blood donations are essential for healthcare, but supply and demand often fluctuate. This visualization examines South Korea’s blood system by comparing donation levels to surgical demand. The...

The entrant has supplied multiple files for this work [1] [2]  The Water Scarcity Clock is an interactive data visualization webtool created to raise awareness about the reality of water as a...

Makeshift huts crammed onto muddy hillsides. Water wells fouled by nearby toilets. Rapidly-spreading diseases. Health experts say overcrowding, poor sanitation and limited health care in the...

Imagine escaping home and embarking on a dangerous sea voyage to find refuge, only to realise that another nightmare has just begun. This is the reality for Rohingya refugees who flee from Myanmar...

The rights to privacy, free expression, and assembly are being eroded as states work to undermine the foundations of the free and open internet. This is brutally apparent in Iran where numerous...

Completed as part of the #VizforSocialGood community project, this data visualization showcase the amazing work of Video Volunteers, a non-profit organization focused on empowering India's most...

UNDP’s Accelerator Labs were built in 2019 to change the way UNDP does development by learning what works and what doesn’t in sustainable development to reach the Sustainable Development Goals...