Column and Bar charts
Both bar and column charts typically display categorical data and answer the question of “how many/much” for each group. In a bar chart, the data is displayed as horizontal bars (lines or rectangles), each with a length that is proportional to the value it represents. The category is displayed on the y-axis and the value is plotted against the x-axis.
Bar charts are often used to compare values across different categories. For example, they might be used to show the comparative population size of different cities.
Column charts are similar to bar charts in that they display categorical data and answer the question of “how many/much” for each group. In a column chart, the data is displayed as vertical columns (lines or rectangles), each with a length that is proportional to the value it represents. The category is displayed on the x-axis and the value is plotted on the y-axis.
Column charts are often used to compare values across different categories. For example, they might be used to show the comparative population size of different cities.
Below are example of column and bar charts created in everviz.
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Canadian growth to be least dented by Ukraine invasion – Column chart
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Factors seen as a growing challenge to business performance compared to 12 months ago – Bar chart
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Bar chart with negative color
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Bar chart with coloring and Highlight lines
The following chart is using colors to illustrate the difference between two different data plots. It’s also using highlight lines to simulate an additional axis. Reuse this chart
UK’s Favourite Car Colours, 2020 – Bar chart
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Flexible en cualquier situación de mercado, con acciones y otro tipo de activos – Column chart
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World’s largest companies
According to the Fortune Global 500’s most recent tally, released on March, 2021, this list includes the world’s largest corporations by consolidated 2020 sales. Since 2014, the American retail giant Walmart has become the world’s largest business by sales. Reuse this chart
The corona pandemic has put the brakes on the university and college sector – Column chart
Khrono is an independent newspaper with news and debate from and about higher education and research. The newspaper is named after the Greek time god Khronos and will write about what is in time. The name also plays on chronology and chronicle. One of the newspaper’s main goals is to create debate. The newspaper was […]
Scientific sport-research charts by The Mulier Institute – Column charts
Established in 2002, The Mulier Institute is the only autonomous, non-profit, professional sports-research institute in the Netherlands. As such, it participates in important social-scientific sports analysis that is foundational, practice-focused and policy-relevant. It tracks trends in the Netherlands’ sports industry. In close collaboration with academic and technical universities both in the Netherlands and abroad, as […]
Estimated Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Cost by Industry – Bar chart
Great bar chart creativity by Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago, created in everviz. Reuse this chart
Which statements young people agree with – Bar chart
Great bar chart creativity by RND.de, created in everviz. Share of young people surveyed in percent Reuse this chart
How does Covid-19 affect the German economy
Covid-19 poses enormous challenges for countries around the world: economies are frozen, health systems are overloaded. How does this affect the German economy? iwkoeln.de have prepared figures, data and facts for you in a graphically clear manner available here. Here is one example: Reuse this chart
Histogram showing finish times for the Boston Maraton 2017 – Column chart
The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the world and ranks as one of the most prestigious road racing events in the world. This American classic, which has been funded by John Hancock Financial since 1986, continues to be run by the B.A.A. By virtue of its traditions, durability, and method of gaining […]
Boston Maraton population pyramid 2016 and 2017 – Bar chart
The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the world and ranks as one of the most prestigious road racing events in the world. This American classic, which has been funded by John Hancock Financial since 1986, continues to be run by the B.A.A. By virtue of its traditions, durability, and method of gaining […]
Bachelor’s degrees awarded annually by subject (USA) – Bar chart
Trends in undergraduate education can say a lot about the societal pressures felt by young people. Today, as the urgent need for more graduates who know their way around a coding interface or AI system is being pushed by industry, the media, and in turn, parents, a distinct uptick in STEM (science, technology, engineering and […]
Typical Publishing Timeframes for Selected Scientific Journals – Stacked bar chart
This chart shows a subset of results from a study into the time taken for different publications to review and publish research papers. The visualization includes the data for the ten most prolific journals in the study (based on the number of articles published during the monitoring period). This illustrates the wide variation in publishing […]
Sao Paulo is now the 4th largest city in population – Bar chart
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and one of the largest agglomerations worldwide, with its metropolitan area. Economically speaking, the leading national metropolis is responsible for 12 percent of the national Brazilian GDP and double the per capita GDP of Brazil. São Paulo is both the name of a state and a city. […]
10 countries in Europe with highest confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of march – Bar chart
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Comparing growth in Chicago and Nashville – Column chart
According to a 2015 Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) article, “It takes an entire year for Chicago to grow as much as Nashville does in one day.” In it, author Chrissy Mancini Nicols writes: I read a stat that Nashville grows by 80 people a day. Of all the stats I read on a daily basis, […]
Annual weather averages in Canada – Column chart
The biggest part of Canada has a continental climate, although average winter and summer high temperatures across Canada vary according to the location. Winters can be harsh in many regions of the country, particularly in the interior and Prairie provinces, which experience a continental climate. In these areas the daily average temperatures can be near […]