In the Zamzam displaced persons camp, children were dying for months before it was found to be in famine. Here’s how the world’s hunger monitoring-and-response system is supposed to work – and why...

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to neighboring Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on August 25, 2017. The exodus was sparked by a fierce military response...

This visualisation aims to highlight the impact of the non-profit, Build Up Nepal, by raising awareness surrounding the existing problem Nepal faces and concluded with a call-to-action. Build up...

In February we released a project Our World in Data had been working on: SDG-Tracker.org, the first (and only, to date) resource where you can track our progress towards the United Nations...

After the North African/European refugee situation had been in the news for several years, it slowly disappeared from the media. In early 2020, I wanted to raise awareness that even though we might...

Clean water is often thought of as the driver of conflict. In certain situations, water is the victim; in others, it is a tool for cooperation. Yet its largest impact remains in the role it plays...

Completed as part of the #VizforSocialGood community project, this data visualization showcase the amazing work of Video Volunteers, a non-profit organization focused on empowering India's most...

The aim of the visualization is to drive awareness of what Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) do and the impact they have made specifically with regard to their work carried out in rural Rwanda, as well...

Sexual violence in Australia is pervasive but rarely prosecuted, much less punished. Invisible Crime is an attempt to give a count to these crimes, a texture to the experiences of those who survive...

A beautiful way to visualise which funders are supporting the growth of user-led organisations.

Many people think of forced displacement as a before-and-after situation: that displaced families move into an IDP camp that, despite their many challenges, are relatively stable. The reality is...

This visualization project comissioned by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) shows flows of refugees and other persons of concern over time using an interactive StreamGraph. Clicking on a...

Reuters obtained and analyzed ten year’s worth of data on drugs seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at ports of entry along the southern border. The dataset provides more...

From the false emergency of the migrants of the climate, from the countries that host more refugees to the reasons they escape: the coordinates to orient themselves in one of the most complex...

Few people care about the situation in Yemen, and when it’s covered in the news it’s all about the war. But what is life really like for the people in Yemen? The Yemen Polling Center is the only...

The World Press Freedom Index Visualization is designed to illustrate the global rankings of countries and regions based on indicators reflecting the level of press freedom. Press freedom...

There are still many people in the world who experience hunger and have gone without food for days. The problem of hunger transcends beyond developing nations as it brings us to another topic of...

The data portrays the impact of workplace safety on employees and company performance. A safe working environment can maximize working time and productivity. It can also reduce the companies...

Infographic and data visualisation for Nature’s special issue exploring the intersection of science and human migration.

In Iran, at least 28 prisoners held on politically motivated charges have died in state custody due to beatings, denial of medical care or gross negligence on the part of state authorities since...

As Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, FiveThirtyEight looked for a way to visualize how long the road to recovery can take. New Yorker’s 3-1-1 calls since Hurricane Sandy showed us that the...

This piece dives into the progress made on a global level towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through data on world poverty, hunger and health. Armed with the rosy...

'Mayu' has been our first project for 'Viz for Social Good'. We were challenged to spread awareness about the global water crisis and the work done by ‘Vera Aqua Vera Vita’ (VAVV). VAVV is a...

Homelessness is not acceptable. Not in 2018, and not in one of the richest countries in the world: the UK. To raise public awareness of the issue and inspire people to engage with the solution,...

This rendering of history's most lethal periods highlights the 100 deadliest events of the past 2,500 years. Statistics can't fully reflect the devastation and suffering of war. But they illustrate...

The story of one of the world’s most popular fruits reveals a history of inequality, exploitation, and foreign control. This project maps how the United Fruit Company established itself in Latin...

Business Insider chose a visually immersive approach to highlight the visceral and deeply human consequences of the arduous journey a prisoner’s claim of cruel and unusual punishment entails before...

This visualization depicts the waves of sea arrivals to Italy from 2016 to 2022, by demographic category. The data is from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The "waves" of each...

When you readily have access to a resource as foundational as food, it is easy to overlook the regions that do not have the same luxury. This visualization highlights the progress society has made...

“The contribution of Spanish companies on the Sustainable Development Goals" is the sixth of a series of reports that the SDGs Observatory of Esade and La Caixa Foundation have been working on for...