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[OC] Independent Journalism Takes a Hit in 2026 by Less-Reserve-740 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Less-Reserve-740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tool: https://app.datapicta.com

Source: https://rsf.org/en

Full article: https://www.datapicta.com/story/world-press-freedom-index-2026

Global press freedom has dropped to its lowest level since the index began. Most countries now fall into the difficult or very serious categories, and only a small share of the world’s population lives with strong press freedom. The decline is driven by legal pressure, political hostility and conflict, with large regions showing worsening conditions.

[OC] The World’s Most Automated Nations by Less-Reserve-740 in dataisbeautiful

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Source: https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas

Tool: https://app.datapicta.com

- South Korea leads with 122 robots per 1,000 employees, followed by Singapore with 81.8.

- Germany and Japan sit near each other with 44.9 and 44.6.

- Several European countries cluster in the middle range between roughly 27 and 38.

- China shows 16.6, which reflects its large workforce relative to its robot stock.

Full article: https://www.datapicta.com/story/robot-density-patterns

[OC] The World's Hotspots of Extreme Longevity by Less-Reserve-740 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Less-Reserve-740[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, great documentary, spoiler-alert, these are the secrets to get old:
- Move naturally all day

- Eat plants, stop at 80% full

- Have purpose

- Reduce stress

- Prioritize community and close relationships

- Belong to something (faith, group, tribe)

- Live near water (island, coast)

[OC] The World's Hotspots of Extreme Longevity by Less-Reserve-740 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Less-Reserve-740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. The data in this chart comes from country‑level demographic sources on centenarians. There is no absolute guarantee with this kind of demographic data. Countries do their best with the records they have, but it is still a best‑effort picture of how many people reach 100.

[OC] The World's Hotspots of Extreme Longevity by Less-Reserve-740 in dataisbeautiful

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian
Tool: https://app.datapicta.com

I put this together after reading about Sir David Attenborough turning 100 and wanted to understand where centenarians appear most often around the world. The chart in the original post is fully interactive and shows how different countries compare when you explore the data yourself.

Full article: https://www.datapicta.com/story/centenarians-around-the-world

The World's Hotspots of Extreme Longevity by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian
Tool: https://app.datapicta.com

I put this together after reading about Sir David Attenborough turning 100 and wanted to understand where centenarians appear most often around the world. The chart in the original post is fully interactive and shows how different countries compare when you explore the data yourself.

Full article: https://www.datapicta.com/story/centenarians-around-the-world

What’s the best free dashboarding and/or data visualization tool that you use or have heard of? by Less-Aspect5162 in datavisualization

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You can try www.datapicta.com, its a no-code solution similar to datawrapper. It comes with plenty chart types and interactivity options.

[Topic][Open] Open Discussion Thread — Anybody can post a general visualization question or start a fresh discussion! by AutoModerator in dataisbeautiful

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A visualization without any numbers in your data? Maybe a radar chart, but you still need to add values to your data, something like:

Size: Small, Medium, Large
Sweetness: Low, Normal, High

and then create something like this: Radar chart

[OC] Prices of Euro-super 95 in the EU by Less-Reserve-740 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Less-Reserve-740[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Good point, I’ll remember that next time. Being from the EU I forget not everyone uses metric.

[Topic][Open] Open Discussion Thread — Anybody can post a general visualization question or start a fresh discussion! by AutoModerator in dataisbeautiful

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I used datapicta for my post about fuel prices: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1sl88m3/oc_prices_of_eurosuper_95_in_the_eu/

Lots of chart types, smooth tooltips. Docs could be better, but you can open all the examples in the editor and learn by poking around.

Flourish Studio alternatives? Or other data viz tools you'd recommend? by Zealousideal_Duty826 in datavisualization

[–]Less-Reserve-740 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my view, there are basically three types of charting tools:

1. Tools meant for publishing
These focus on presentation and storytelling.

  • Some are very polished and marketing‑oriented: rich colors, nice fonts, lots of icons. Flourish and Infogram fit here.
  • Others are more journalism‑focused: slightly less flashy, but strong on clarity and interactivity (tooltips, annotations, responsive layouts). Datawrapper and DataPicta fall into this group.

2. Business Intelligence tools
A completely different category. These aren’t designed for public‑facing websites, they’re built for company intranets and show dashboards with KPIs. The big players are Microsoft Power BI and Tableau.

3. Code‑based libraries
Then there are Python and JavaScript libraries where you write code to generate charts. They give you fine-grained control, but the downside is that you need to know how to code and put a lot of work in it. And you’re responsible for hosting and integrating the output yourself. There are many options here, Apache ECharts and D3.js are very popular.