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Poverty vs GDP by region
Our World in Data's small multiples drew 143.9K views on X: 2.4x its typical post and #15 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
A way to see the amazing history of economic growth and declining poverty over the last two centuries.
Why it spread
This chart post spread because it paired a big, hopeful story about two centuries of economic growth and falling poverty with a clear small multiples form, and it reached 143,873 views, 586 likes, 208 reposts, 29 quotes, and 172 saves, with a quote rate in the top quarter and a source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post text framed the chart as a way to see the amazing history of economic growth and declining poverty over the last two centuries, which gives the data a clear narrative.
- The chart used small multiples to show that the share living in extreme poverty falls as GDP per capita rises, making a complex long run trend easy to scan.
- The chart was self labelling to a high degree and included a source line, and it came from an independent author, which helped it earn many quotes and a quote rate in the top quarter.
What to borrow
We could use the same small multiples form and the same long run framing to show our own data as a clear before and after story, and we could keep self labelling high and always show a source line.
Careful
Do not copy the exact topic or assume the same result for our charts, and do not over read the numbers as proof of causation, since the chart only shows that the share living in extreme poverty falls as GDP per capita rises.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Poverty vs GDP by region" chart travel?
143,873 views, 586 likes, 208 reposts and 172 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @MaxCRoser gets about 59K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A small multiples. Share living in extreme poverty falls as GDP per capita rises.
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