It is very interesting. I posted on my blog at http://valuingeconomics.blogspot.com on Thursday. As I said there, I'm not sure some of those "specializations" are something a country would necessarily be proud of - or something they could "trade." But it is a good example of how every country is "good" at something.
Uses econ data (among others) to show how different regions of the world have changed over time. Uses Gapminder technology to set graphs and charts in motion.
This is great. I'm glad Google is putting some effort into developing the Gapminder software. The OECD Quality of Life indicators look like a great way to dive in Macroeconomic indicators.
Students LOVE this visual!! It puts it in perspective...I am assuming the person who put this together used the correct methodology and it is proportionally correct...