Quizmaster's Charts

The percentage of NHL players who are Canadian has fallen by large amounts.

Life expectancy has increased in nearly every country, but the rate of increase has varied by country.

Unemployment rates in Greece have soared to levels far above the United States, France, and Japan.

While sheep still outnumber people 5 to 1, the human population is increasing while the sheep population is falling. In future decades there may be more people in New Zealand than there are sheep.

This chart shows the number of air passengers as a percent of the world population. For example, if the number is 50% that means that the average person in the world flies once every two years.

Both the Republican and Democratic parties have received 40%–60% of the popular vote in nearly every Presidential election since 1860.

The population of Syria decreased for several years as people fled to escape the civil war. It is now growing again.

The population of England crashed during the Black Death, but experienced explosive growth during the 1800s.

Throughout decades of turbulence and warfare, the population of Iraq continued to grow at an extremely high and consistent rate.

The population of Cambodia declined during the regime of Pol Pot, but has since rebounded to all-time highs.

The population of Ireland is still lower than it was before the Great Famine of the 1800s.

This chart shows the number of women who are in the workforce as a percentage of the number of men in the workforce.

Russia and Japan have both experienced falling populations due to low birth rates.

Because of fracking, crude oil production in the U.S. has risen to all-time highs.

Fertility rates in most Western countries are well below replacement. India's birth rate has fallen dramatically. But birth rates in Africa remain high.

The federal debt as a percentage of GDP, after falling post WWII, has soared to reach all-time highs.

Spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security has increased drastically and now represent a cost of nearly 10% of the U.S. GDP.

Inflation in the United States has surged in the last two years and has now reached the highest rates since 1981.

After declining in the first half of the 20th century, immigration to the United States has risen considerably in recent years.

The size of the U.S. military is a story of the history of the United States.