Series
Data in Motion
Population, game consoles, how many prefectures Japan has. We turn numbers published by governments and the UN into moving charts where the rankings change places. Every episode says when and where the numbers come from, and where the forecast begins.
5 episodes YouTube playlist
Episodes
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Every Country's Population Race: 1950–2100
In 2022, India passed China as the most populous country — by just 240,000 people, the first change at No. 1 since UN records began.
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Why Does Japan Have 47 Prefectures?
About 150 years ago Japan's population table listed 77 divisions; mergers and splits turned them into today's 47.
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Game console sales, 1972–2026: does Japan's ranking match the world's?
No — in the opening comparison the 3DS ranks higher in Japan while the Wii ranks higher worldwide (manufacturer totals as of March 2016).
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A 17-Year-Old in 1900: Which Grade Today Is Just as Tall? 125 Years of Height
In 1900, 17-year-olds averaged 157.9 cm (boys) and 147.0 cm (girls) — boys match today's 7th–8th graders, girls today's 6th graders.
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Car Production: Which Countries and Makers Lead?
The order keeps changing: we follow 8 countries from 1961 to 2025 and the top ten maker groups from 1999 as bars overtake each other.
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