07 June 2013

Suicide in Turkey

The latest statistics recorded in 2011 show that 1,876 males and 801 females committed suicide in Turkey.

The suicide rate for every 100,000 citizens is 3.58.

Half of females who commit suicide in the country are under the age of 30, half of males are under 40.

Source of data: TurkStat.


26 April 2013

The LNG Industry 2012

International Group of LNG Importers has published report The LNG Industry 2012.

On the supply side, 5 countries out of a total of 18 made up 67% of global LNG export.

On the demand side, Japan and South Korea's combined share was around 53% of global import. Japan was buying from all exporting countries and recorded an 11% growth year on year.
Asia accounted for 71% of global LNG demand.

The share of spot and short-term trades remains stable, around 25% of total LNG trade.

25 March 2013

Population of Russian cities


The 2010 census recorded depopulation of Russia’s medium and smaller cities.

The population has grown in cities placed in areas with mineral resources; Khanty-Mansiysk - oil deposits (47%), Norilsk -  nickel deposits (30%), Yakutsk - diamonds (28%).

Nothing can stop Moscow and St. Petersburg from constant growth. The Russian government decided to increase the Moscow's territory by 2.4 times. Here you will find Map of Moscow boundary expansion.


17 March 2013

How much people spend on food

USDA has published Expenditures on food and alcoholic beverages that were consumed at home by selected countries in 2011.

As countries develop people spend proportionally less on food. Americans spend 6.7% of their income on food, when Cameroonians have to devote almost 47% of their income.

Norwegians have the highest food budget, an average Norwegian spend 95$ for food weekly.


06 March 2013

The development of the St. Petersburg underground

The St. Petersburg underground has been opened since 1955. The underground system is one of the deepest in the world, the deepest station is Admiralteyskay (86 metres below ground).


19 February 2013

Rubbish map of the world

The world's cities currently generate 1.2kg per city-dweller per day. That is predicted to rise to 1.4kg per person by 2025.


12 February 2013

27 January 2013

Population at-risk-of poverty or exclusion in the EU

Twenty four percent of the EU population (119.6 million people) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2011, according to Eurostat.

The lowest shares were recorded in the Netherlands and Sweden (both 16%), and Luxembourg and Austria (both 17%). The highest were in Bulgaria (49%), Romania and Latvia (both 40%).


30 November 2012

25 October 2012

Obesity around the world

To visualize obesity you will need:
- a carrot cake
- some raisins
- a pen to write text on the cake
- obesity data from WHO


09 October 2012

Prices of handbags at e-shops and TSUM Moscow

Data visualizations may help in taking everyday decisions. Let's say that you go for a Metallica concert, so you need a new Alexander McQueen handbag (if the concert is in the UK the best choice is "Red/Blue Crystal Britannia Skull Box Clutch"). Time to compare the prices.

I compared prices at the producers' e-shops distributing in the United States with the Moscow TSUM (Central Department Store). For "Oro Intrecio Metal Knot" by Bottega Veneta you have to pay 70% (1.942$) more in Moscow than at the American e-shop.


24 September 2012

Population of Russia from 1500 to 2000

I decided to visualize some data using crochet. To create the "data visualization scarf" I used:
- yarn (colours are taken from the Russian flag)
- crochet-hook
- data

26 June 2012

The Netherlands - Russia Bilateral Year 2013

Although 2013 is the Dutch-Russian bilateral year I have decided to celebrate it a bit earlier and started to create a timeline showing relations between the countries through the centuries.