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Extreme poverty decline China Indonesia
Our World in Data's line chart drew 67.3K views on X: 2.4x its typical post and #31 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
China reduced extreme poverty rapidly, but Indonesia hasn't been far behind, China is often the poster child for rapid reductions in poverty, and for good reason: in the early 1980s, over 90% of its population lived in extreme poverty, but
Why it spread
This chart post spread because it paired a clear line chart about China and Indonesia with a strong independent author framing, earning 590 likes, 200 reposts, 33 quotes, 135 saves and 67,314 views, with a quote rate in the top quarter and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post text uses a familiar poster child contrast, saying China cut extreme poverty from over 90% in the early 1980s to nearly zero by the early 2020s while Indonesia has not been far behind.
- The chart is a simple line chart with high self labelling and a visible source line, which made the comparison easy to read and share.
- The account is branded and the author is independent, and the post drew many quotes, which helped push it into the top quarter for quote rate and source reach.
What to borrow
We could use the same form by taking one well known benchmark series and one close follower series, then framing the chart around how far behind the follower really is.
Careful
Do not over read the missing engagement details, since comments and points are absent, and do not treat the high quote rate as proof of agreement because quotes can also signal debate.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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Your numbers, in this line chart.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/0e1219644588 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/0e1219644588/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/0e1219644588/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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How far did Our World in Data's "Extreme poverty decline China Indonesia" chart travel?
67,314 views, 590 likes, 200 reposts and 135 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
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A line chart. China reduced poverty rapidly but Indonesia hasn't been far behind.
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