Day 59: Urbanization by Economy

Today’s Visualization

Title: Global Urbanization by Economy

Notes: Rural and urban population change from 1960 to 2020 by economic level. The charts include aggregated data for all economies (countries) of that level.

Tools: Google Sheets, Canva

Reflection

Yesterday, I shared a slope plot showing the global urban and rural populations in 1960 and 2020. While the global rural population has increased slightly, from 2.01 billion to 3.4 (a 69% increase), the global urban population has increased much more rapidly, from 1.02 billion to 4.35 billion (a 326% increase!).

While looking through the numbers for different countries, I came across interesting rural and urban stats for different economies; that’s what I plotted today. The World Bank defines economies as follows:

For the 2020 fiscal year, “low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $1,045 or less in 2020; lower middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $1,046 and $4,095; upper middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $4,096 and $12,695; high-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $12,696 or more.” Read more here.

In other words, each chart shows aggregated population numbers for countries that fall under the given economic level. What’s most fascinating is that the relationship between rural and urban populations is different for each economy. Check out the viz to see some more specific takeaways!

Today’s Recommendation

Twist & Shout by Zach Bowders

I love this one! The color and stream graph format make for an interesting visualization that shows the shifts in the music industry over time.

Until tomorrow,
Paige