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Democracy Index (2016)
The United States fell below the threshold for a “full democracy” in 2016 and is now considered a “flawed democracy”.
Read MoreDrought severity and duration in the U.S. (2010 – 2016)
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Read MoreDroughts in California (2011 – 2016)
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Read MoreHow Germans Roast Each Other: Germany Stereotype Maps
Germany’s 83 million people have strong opinions about their neighbors across the state border — and the internet turned those opinions into maps. These three are blunt, sometimes uncomfortable, and oddly accurate about how Germans talk about each other when no one’s supposed to be listening.
Read MoreThe surprising countries directly across the sea from Great Britain
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Read MoreChange in margin between 2004 & 2016 elections
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Read MoreThe disappearance of San Francisco’s middle-class neighborhoods (1990 – 2010)
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Infant mortality over time
In 1990, about 8.8 million infants younger than one year died worldwide. In 2015, this number almost halved to 4.6 million infant deaths.
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