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"You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world." Closing in on 13 million views -- 7 billion to go. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page."

Rosling and Gapminder creating stunning dynamic data visualizations of WHO (World Heath Organization) statistics. They are dedicated to proving with data the FACTS about our world. This is a way to a global view point that will help us all see that life on our planet is far better than it has ever been. Ready to use data to challenge your assumptions and shed your misconceptions? Dive in!

"I talk about the developed and developing world all the time, but I shouldn't. My late friend Hans Rosling called the labels "outdated" and "meaningless." Any categorization that lumps together China and the Democratic Republic of Congo is too broad to be useful. But I've continued to use "developed" and "developing" in public (and on this blog) because there wasn't a more accurate, easily understandable alternative-until now."

Hans Rosling - Gap Minder - 2019 Iife Expectancy World Regions

Hans Roslings amazing software for data modeling. Great examples abound. See also Roslings talks on Ted

"When asked simple questions about global trends―what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school―we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers."