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Circle

Big numbers get big shapes, small numbers get small shapes.

Description

You can use circles, squares, or other shapes. Do the math and make sure each shape’s area is proportional to the number or percentage that it needs to encode.

Synonyms

  • Area
  • Bubble

Resources

  • How to make a circle chart in Excel

Functions

Examples

  • The Twitter conversation about the Flint water crisis soared in 2016
  • Only three major trade groups have come out in favor of Mr. Trump’s proposed tariffs
  • Countries with the most billionaires
  • This chart shows where Paul Manafort spent millions of dollars of allegedly laundered money
  • The scale of the Paradise Papers leak
  • UN Climate Talks trends
  • Beverage deals on the boil
  • Social media sites as pathways to news
  • Heads of state weather defaults to hold power
  • Shedding light on the dark web
  • How to spend $100 billion
  • Our work improves farmers’ livelihoods (page 7)
  • Unearthing tax evasion
  • A new study tries to unpack what makes people happy and sad
  • Economic toll following the Nepal earthquake
  • Deaths from police shootings in Japan, Britain, Germany, and the US
  • Comparing sizes of tech companies
  • Most common types of political participation in developing countries
  • How many people around the world speak each language

Example Chart

More Charts

Fan Chart

Estimations

Target Lines on Line Charts

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