In 2021, FiveThirtyEight’s visible journalists advised tales of the pandemic, political gridlock and the world of sports activities. We’ve fought to make our work extra accessible and to sharpen our storytelling. By way of all of it, we stored it bizarre. Now we continue our tradition of celebrating our greatest — and wackiest — charts of the 12 months. Listed below are a few of our favorites, grouped by matter however in no specific order past that. If you need extra context for these (extraordinary) charts, don’t be shy! You’ll be able to click on any of them to learn the tales by which they initially ran.
Politics
Sports activities
COVID-19
Science
Tokyo Olympics
And, final however not least, take a look at this calendar with the outcomes from our debate about when every season begins.
Did you take pleasure in this lengthy record of bizarre charts? Then boy, do we now have content material within the archives for you! Take a look at our lists from 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
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