Bhabna Banerjee

Visual Data Specialist, Mobile Platforms

Bhabna is a data journalist and illustrator based in Canada. She has covered climate, housing and food insecurity, science, and healthcare for over five years at Visual Capitalist, World Economic Forum, El Tecolote, and Forbes, among other outlets. By combining data with design thinking, she aspires to develop innovative ways of visual storytelling and make scientific data more accessible. She is the founder of Planet Anomaly, an organization that turns climate news and research into digestible data-driven visuals. Bhabna is a York University Global Leader of Tomorrow Scholar and an incoming Master's student at Stanford University's Data Journalism program.

Technology3 months ago

Ranked: Google’s Thirstiest Data Centers

Locating and ranking the thirstiest of Google’s data centers in America, by the millions of gallons of water consumed in 2023.
Demographics7 months ago

Ranked: Countries With The Most Native German Speakers

Brazil has the sixth largest number of native German speakers in the world.
Demographics8 months ago

Ranked: Countries With The Most Native Chinese Speakers

Chinese is the worlds most spoken language, with more than 1.3 billion native speakers.
Demographics8 months ago

Mapped: How Populations Have Changed in the Americas (1990-2023)

Nearly every country in the Americas has seen a population boom in the last three decades. Some have doubled in size.
Demographics8 months ago

Mapped: Top 15 Countries by Native French Speakers

As a former colonial power, France spread French across continents. Here’s where one can find native French speakers.
Misc8 months ago

Mapped: Top 15 Countries by Native Spanish Speakers

Spain’s previous colonial expansion means there are now three countries with more native Spanish speakers than Spain.
Demographics8 months ago

Ranked: The 10 Worst Countries for Women

Metrics assessing safety, inclusion, and access to justice vary greatly by country. Which were the worst countries for women in 2023?
Money8 months ago

Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaires in the Western U.S.

Based in Texas, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person on the list.
Demographics8 months ago

Ranked: The 10 Best Countries for Women

Metrics assessing safety, inclusion, and access to justice vary greatly by country. Which were the best countries for women in 2023?
Energy8 months ago

Visualizing How the G20 Generates Electricity

Brazil leads the G20 in renewable electricity.
Energy9 months ago

Charted: Big Tech Uses More Electricity Than Entire Countries

The AI revolution is demanding more electricity and Big Tech’s consumption is outpacing entire countries.
Demographics9 months ago

Mapped: The Countries Losing the Most People to Emigration

We map out which parts of the world are losing people to emigration basedon 2023 data. Noticeably, high income countries are underrepresented.
Business9 months ago

Ranked: Countries With the Most Paid Time Off for Workers

All EU member states are required by law to ensure a minimum of 20 days (four weeks) of paid time off in their labor codes.
War9 months ago

Ranked: The World’s Biggest Submarine Fleets

Russia has the most submarines, but the U.S. leads in technology.
Technology9 months ago

Microsoft’s Electricity Use Has Doubled Between 2020–2023

Microsoft aimed for carbon neutrality by 2030. Now its electricity use and carbon emissions are on the rise.
Sports9 months ago

Charted: Percentage of Women Competing at the Olympic Games (1896–2024)

It's taken 120 years of women competing at the Olympics to achieve an equal share of the competition. Here's what that progress looks like.
Technology9 months ago

Ranked: The Most Visited Websites in 2024

This visualization ranks the most visited websites worldwide as of June 2024, based on data from SimilarWeb.
Crime9 months ago

Charted: Homicide Rates in the U.S. vs. Europe (2000-2020)

The UK homicide rate is about one-sixth of the rate in the U.S.
Maps9 months ago

Mapped: Africa’s North-South Religious Divide

Islam and Christianity are the major religions across the continent. But which countries do they each have a foothold in?
Maps9 months ago

Mapped: The Largest Religious Group in Each Southeast Asian Country

Over centuries, the region has seen distinct waves of arriving religions from across the seas. A look at the biggest religious group, by country.
Healthcare9 months ago

Mapped: Countries With the Highest Adult Obesity Rates

The U.S. ranks 15th in the highest adult obesity rates. Qatar and Egypt are the only other 1 million+ countries to feature.
Sports9 months ago

Visualizing the Cost of Hosting the Olympics

The cost of hosting the Olympics has varied massively in recent years.
Politics9 months ago

Charted: Satisfaction With Democracy, in 26 Countries

Satisfaction with democracy has declined in recent years, particularly in high-income nations.
Crime10 months ago

Charted: How the U.S. Carries Out the Death Penalty

The U.S. has registered 1,589 executions since 1977.
Energy10 months ago

Mapped: Energy Costs by State in 2024

Wyoming has the highest energy costs in 2024.
Politics10 months ago

Top 10 Highest-Paid World Leaders in 2024

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is the highest-paid government leader.
Healthcare10 months ago

Charted: Life Expectancy vs. Health Spending Per Capita

America’s per capita health spend is now past $12,500, but for what gains? A quick comparison with its peers.
Economy10 months ago

Charted: The Least Common American Jobs

Prosthodontists and pediatric surgeons are the two featured occupations on this ranking of the least common American jobs.
Misc10 months ago

What Do Americans Find Unacceptable on Airplanes?

Letting kids play in the aisle or getting drunk top the list.
Money10 months ago

Mapped: Millionaire Migration in 2024

This graphic shows the countries expected to see the highest millionaire migration in 2024, both in terms of net inflows and net outflows.
Healthcare10 months ago

Mapped: Highest and Lowest Doctor Density Around the World

Doctor density is measured by the number of doctors per 10,000 people. A higher number indicates a more robust health network in the country.
Misc10 months ago

Where Unemployment Benefits are the Highest, in OECD Countries

Ranking countries and their unemployment benefits, measured by the percentage of previous employed income received after a year out of work.
Maps10 months ago

Mapped: The 10 Hottest and Coldest Countries in the World

Unsurprisingly, latitude plays an important role in the distribution of the world’s hottest and coldest countries.
Demographics11 months ago

Map: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries, by Median Age

The median age is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population, useful for policy planning for the world’s oldest and youngest countries.
Demographics11 months ago

Countries with the Biggest Gender Disparities in their Workforces

Tracking the difference between male and female labor force participation rates reveals large gender disparities for women at work.
Markets11 months ago

Ranked: The Countries Most Dependent on Agricultural Exports

Which countries are most heavily dependent on agricultural exports to fuel their economies? We visualize the data in this chart.
Demographics11 months ago

Charted: EU Emigrants by Country

EU emigration patterns don’t see the spotlight as often as its immigration numbers. So, here are the top source countries for EU emigrants.
Demographics11 months ago

Which Countries Have the Most and Least Women in the Workforce?

More women in the workforce can indicate a shift towards women having more economic opportunities and facing fewer barriers to working outside the home.
Misc11 months ago

Four Decades of U.S. Wildfires (1983–2024)

While the number of U.S. wildfires has fallen in recent years, the total land burned has increased, pointing to the growing intensity and severity of these...
Misc11 months ago

Ranked: Top 10 Deadliest Animals for Humans

Dogs may be our best friends, but as a carrier of the rabies virus, they end up fourth on the list of top 10 deadliest animals.
Maps11 months ago

Mapped: The World’s Wettest and Driest Countries

From tropical rainforests to the sandy deserts of North Africa, the world’s wettest and driest countries are a study in contrasts.
Politics11 months ago

Which Countries Have the Most Economic Influence in Southeast Asia?

One country dominates this survey of who has the most economic influence in the region.
Business12 months ago

Charted: How the Logos of Select Fashion Brands Have Evolved

For some fashion brands, changing logos mirror the constant loop of reinvention, over decades of building products, markets, and consumer bases.
Green12 months ago

How People Get Around in America, Europe, and Asia

Examining how people get around using cars, public transit, and walking or biking, and the regional differences in usage.
Markets12 months ago

Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country

Which European economies are richest on a GDP per capita basis? This map shows the results for 44 countries across the continent.
Politics12 months ago

Charted: What Southeast Asia Thinks About China & the U.S.

A significant share of respondents from an ASEAN-focused survey are not happy about rising American and Chinese influence in the region.
Maps1 year ago

Mapped: Average Wages Across Europe

In this map, we visualize average hourly wages across a variety of European countries, based on data from Eurostat.
Markets1 year ago

The 12 Worst Investment Funds Over the Past Decade

The 12 worst investment funds have destroyed $56 billion in shareholder wealth over the past decade, as of Dec. 2023.
Markets1 year ago

U.S. Streaming Subscribers: Projections for 2027

The forecasted number of U.S. subscribers on major streaming platforms in 2027 shows that Prime Video will be the most popular by a wide margin.
Money1 year ago

Ranked: Government Debt by Country, in Advanced Economies

This graphic ranks government debt by country for advanced economies, using their gross debt-to-GDP ratio.