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Visualizing 75 Years of U.S. Energy Production See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Coal and natural gas have swapped places since 1950. Coal fell from 41% of U.S. energy production to 10%, while natural gas rose from 20% to 47%.

Silver had an annual return of 148% versus gold’s 65% in 2025, showing how much more volatile silver can be during periods of market stress. During the 2008 downturn, gold rose 3.4% while silver fell 26.9%, but silver rebounded by 57.5% in 2009 and 80.3% in 2010 as conditions improved. Silver has historically experienced greater volatility than gold during recessions and market downturns.

Mapped: Health Care Spending Per Person by State Americans spent an average of $9,717 per person on health care in 2024, ranging from $7,233 in Utah to $14,044 in Alaska. Alaska, Washington, D.C., South Dakota, New York, and West Virginia recorded the highest per-capita spending. Much of the variation reflects differences in health care prices, provider availability, demographics, and geography, not simply how often people receive care.

Ranked: Homeownership Rates Around the World See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Eight of the top 10 countries in the ranking are current or former communist states, led by Slovakia (93.5%) and Romania (92.8%). China ranks fourth after 1990s housing reforms transferred millions of state-owned homes into private ownership.

Germany Quit Nuclear. So Why Is It Importing More? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Germany generated 91,790 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2015, but none in 2024 after completing its reactor phaseout. Estimated nuclear-generated electricity imports more than tripled over the same period, reaching 18,313 GWh in 2024.

Ranked: Where Wealth Is Most Concentrated See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The UAE and Russia rank highest for wealth concentration, each scoring 82 on UBS’s 2025 wealth Gini Index. The U.S. ranks sixth, with a wealth concentration score of 77, placing it ahead of India, Mexico, and China.

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Mapped: Where Men Outnumber Women Around the World Men outnumber women in just one-third of countries, yet the global population still includes roughly 42 million more men than women. Qatar has the world’s most male-skewed population, with 244 men per 100 women, while Hong Kong has just 82 men per 100 women. Migration and longevity, rather than birth rates, drive many of today’s largest gender imbalances.

Ranked: The Highest-Paying College Majors for New Graduates Computer engineering graduates earn the highest early-career median wage at $90,000, compared with $40,000 for the lowest-paying major. Engineering accounts for eight of the 10 highest-paying majors, with computer science also near the top. Early-career earnings vary widely by field of study, highlighting how college major can influence starting pay. Some college majors lead to much higher starting salaries than others.

Ranked: Countries With the Most and Least Languages See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Papua New Guinea tops the world with 843 living languages, while North Korea has just two. Only 20 countries are home to at least 100 living languages. Geography, isolation, migration, and history have played major roles in shaping linguistic diversity.