Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four

18MyMind Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - Does anyone know what the green dot was right at the end after Luxemburg?

ileacus Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - "I doubt all countries will be able to reach the rich and wealthy corner so easily"Did any country get there easily? I think that's part of the point -- this is a process that is global and inherently upward trending. I don't necessarily agree with that premise, but I'm pretty sure that's what Hans is getting at.

ileacus Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - just to clarify a bit - the "process" is global in the sense that no country moves along that graph independently of any other.The really big question is whether a stratified graph (across either health or wealth or both) is inherent to human societies or whether that nature of that distribution can be purposefully manipulated to benefit everyone it represents.

ileacus Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - Complete speculation, but I'll guess Taiwan. It's the only country I can think of with a fairly small population that had that kind of spastic economic growth.

ileacus Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - in the 20th century

ileacus Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - On second thought, it might be South Korea. But I don't think that circle is big enough or grows enough to represent what happened in the ROK in the second half of the 20th century.

18MyMind Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - I think thats wrong because he did say the green ones were from the middle east so actually i think it is saudi arabia

ileacus Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - oh - good point. I'm red/green color blind - despite the original comment specifically mentioning a green dot, I focused on the motion and size of the circle rather than its color.

18MyMind Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - Haha, actually I think I'm wrong also because Saudi Arabia is huge! So it must be one of the Middle Eastern countries and the smallest one and the most valuable I can think of is United Arab Eremites

BlueSappho92 Says:

May 1, 2012 - Hans Rosling, I love you .

adamlake81 Says:

May 4, 2012 - love this vid! curious though, is income adjusted to inflation?

MrJoeySimas Says:

May 7, 2012 - This makes data SO intriguing and interesting. Thanks Hans.

MrJoostebrood Says:

May 7, 2012 - I find it hard to believe that the Netherlands topped the chart (wealth-wise) in 1810.

ozzwag Says:

May 9, 2012 - VISUALISATION!!!!!!

powereater Says:

May 9, 2012 - Dutch capitalism was pretty powerful

MrJoostebrood Says:

May 9, 2012 - In 1810 the Kingdom of Holland was a client state of the French Empire (an actual integral part of it in the later part of the year), meaning it was used for every penny it could provide, cut off from overseas trade and was in the last stage of its decline from the zenith of its wealth in the 17th century.

jondoig Says:

May 13, 2012 - Do it yourself: google "gapminder world"

zebrofez Says:

May 16, 2012 - Interesting comment. I wonder too.

mattvt00 Says:

May 17, 2012 - He sounds like Werner Herzog.

B4dge1247 Says:

May 18, 2012 - Yeah, but the image you get is wrong.

joelamarde Says:

May 19, 2012 - 154 peoples are commies who don't like capitalism.

dmmenesesr Says:

May 23, 2012 - It's clear the World War effects in life expectation and income of the countries involved. Would it be similar data for every country with internal conflicts, civil wars or extreme violence?

SleepyDoughnut Says:

May 26, 2012 - Which country is the green dot way off to the right?

Anduy Says:

May 27, 2012 - Yes, it is. Source: gapminder[dot]org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/