World Data Visualization Prize
Introduced in 2019 edition, the prize focuses on how governments are improving citizens’ lives, and the innovations - seen and unseen - that drive and measure success in this realm.
The Winners
An Alternative, Data-Driven, Country Map
This impressive, winning entry from Nikita Rokotyan uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to find previously-unseen connections and harmonies between different countries. It uses an AI technique called t-SNE to discover clusters of nations that are related by happiness score, health expenditure, investment in education and many other variables.
Interactive
The judging panel comprises high-level government officials and C-suite individuals from renowned corporations.
The judging criteria will be as follows:
GOV | DNA
This beautiful interactive graphic shows the “DNA” of good government. You can compare multiple indicators to investigate their influence on countries, and share your findings with others.
Mapamundi
We had so many great interactive entries that we’ve chosen two runners-up. The first uses artificial intelligence techniques to cluster countries together based on different indicators, creating a new world map.
Good Governments Help People Succeed
The second of our two runners-up in the interactive category takes a nuanced, analytical look at the quality of government, through the lens of social well-being and enablement of individual progress.
Static
The judging panel comprises high-level government officials and C-suite individuals from renowned corporations.
The judging criteria will be as follows:
The Value Proposition of Good Government
By normalising for national wealth, this graphic shows the countries in the world that are doing the most impressive work with the least resources.
Napkin
The judging panel comprises high-level government officials and C-suite individuals from renowned corporations.
The judging criteria will be as follows:
What Makes The Government Effective?
This colourful chart shows the correlations between different development indices.
Worst of the Best, and Best of the Worst
This graphic asks what the richest countries are bad at, and what the poorest countries are good at.