32 of the best charts, maps, and graphics from Insider in 2021
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- Each year Insider's graphics team is tasked with creating visuals for our biggest stories.
- We rated every member of Congress on their financial conflicts, visualized 259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons, and tracked Jeffrey Epstein's private jet activity.
The January 6 insurrection, in all its heart-pounding detail, from 34 people who lived through it.
Map of the The National Mall. Shayanne Gal/Insider
We rated every member of Congress on their financial conflicts and transparency.
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We identified the 125 people and institutions most responsible for Donald Trump's rise to power and his norm-busting behavior that tested the boundaries of the US government and its institutions.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
A map of the Kabul airport shows the choke points that make people trying to flee Afghanistan so vulnerable to attacks.
Skye Gould/Insider
Millennials and Gen Z will bring down the GOP — if Democrats don't screw it up.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
BIDEN'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Charts show how they compare with Trump's, Obama's, Bush's, and Clinton's.
Chart of presidential approval ratings in the first 100 days. Shayanne Gal/Joanna Lin Su/Insider
An Insider investigation revealed unarmed mental health response teams may not be the solution to police violence progressive politicians believe they are. 4,458 civilians were killed by US police between 2017 and 2020:
Skye Gould/Insider
50 Black women have been killed by the police since 2015. Most of the officers who shot them didn't face consequences.
Taylor Tyson/Insider; Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
Doctors Without Borders saves lives every day. Some insiders say it is also a racist workplace where nonwhite workers get worse pay, less security, and inferior medical care.
Taylor Tyson/Insider
The FAA accidentally disclosed more than 2,000 flight records associated with Jeffrey Epstein's private jets.
ADSB; court documents; Federal Aviation Administration; Taylor Tyson/Insider
The new monarchy:' Why Mark Zuckerberg's 1,380-acre oceanfront Kauaʻi estate has reignited anger over two centuries of Native Hawaiians being forced off their land.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son spent $100 billion building an interconnected tech empire. See how the companies in this network buy, partner and lend to each other to power Masa's vision.
Sawyer Click/Insider
An interactive database of the top influencer mansions and who lives in them
Sawyer Click/Insider
Inside Cathie Wood's China investing strategy: The Ark Invest CEO breaks down why she's selling out of Chinese stocks — and what she'll be buying instead with the cash raised.
Joanna Lin Su/Insider
Spam robocalls became profitable scams by exploiting the phone system, but you can stop them.
Skye Gould/Insider
259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons that bust the myth that kids can't handle inclusion.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider; Taylor Tyson/Insider; Joanna Lin Su/Insider
A complete breakdown of the Oscars diversity problem over the past decade
IMDB; The Academy Awards; Wikipedia; Taylor Tyson/Insider
The top 72 esports orgs that rule the gaming world and how much prize money they've won.
Esports Earnings; Liquipedia; Taylor Tyson/Insider; Sawyer Click/Insider
Major League Baseball secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season.
Meredith Wills; Taylor Tyson/Insider
Subway cofounder Fred DeLuca ruled the company like a demigod and pursued wives of franchisees. How one man sent the world's biggest fast-food chain into a tailspin.
A family tree of Fred DeLuca's family. Shayanne Gal/Insider
The pandemic created a bunch of biotech billionaires. Take our 5-question quiz to see how well you know the pay trends shaping the drug industry.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
What to expect after a COVID-19 vaccine, from how long side effects last to when protection kicks in.
Timeline of how long it takes the COVID-19 vaccine to work. Shayanne Gal/Taylor Tyson/Insider
Apple and Google partnered to develop contact-tracing apps to fight COVID-19 — but they fizzled in the US because people barely used them.
Charts showing the percentage of states' populations that installed contact-tracing services. Skye Gould/Insider
All the differences between COVID-19 vaccines, summarized in a simple table.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Taylor Tyson/Insider
One chart shows how dramatically the pace of vaccinations differs from country to country.
Joanna Lin Su/Insider
Rapid tests do not always detect Omicron — here's how to know for sure if you've got COVID-19 or not
When your COVID-19 test is positive. Shayanne Gal/Insider
This map shows the fastest growing and shrinking cities in America over the last decade
Andy Kiersz/Insider
Changing jobs? Looking to switch industries? Our interactive tool can help you figure out your next position based on the skills you already have.
Taylor Tyson/Insider; Sawyer Click/Insider
Browse more than 250,000 salaries from 250 of the country's largest companies including Google, Deloitte, and Amazon.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
Take this quiz and find out if you're ready to buy a house.
Sawyer Click/Insider; Skye Gould/Insider
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