Visualizing scale

Sometimes, the whole point of the visualization is to communicate (inconceivably) huge numbers.

Large, but not huge numbers

• Drastic Rise in CO2 Concentration from "An Inconvenient Truth" - "off the chart"
• Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs - Using physical objects to effectively show the scale.

Astronomical numbers

• To Scale: The Solar System
• If the moon were only 1 pixel
• The Biggest Stars in the Universe
• A New Perspective on Cost of War

Wealth gap

• Wealth shown to scale

Xkcd's direct visualizations

• Radiation dose chart
• Money
• Earth Temperature Timeline
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Height
• Gravity wells
• Lakes and oceans also see The Deep Sea
• Spacecrafts

Others

• 538: gun deaths
• Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees
• Drowning in plastic: Visualising the world’s addiction to plastic bottles