50 charts, maps, and graphics that tell the biggest stories of 2020
Skye Gould,Shayanne Gal  Â
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- Business Insider's Graphics Team was tasked with creating hundreds of graphics throughout this historic year.
- From covering an unprecedented election to tracking the spread and impact of the coronavirus, graphics can tell us a lot about what happened in 2020.
- Keep scrolling to explore our highlights, including how the QAnon learned to love the GOP and how much big tech giants pay their workers.
This map shows where US-Iran tensions have flared in Iraq, which culminated in the strike killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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This table reveals the unimaginable scale of Australia's fires.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
This map shows the exact path of Kobe Bryant's helicopter before it crashed, killing all 9 people on board.
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These are the 10 best countries to raise a healthy child. The US isn't one of them.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Impeachment crushed Nixon's approval ratings, but Clinton emerged unscathed. Here's how Trump could survive, too.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
An animated map tracks the spread of the coronavirus as cases were reported in more than 180 countries.
Ruobing Su/Insider
How coronavirus symptoms compare with those of the flu, allergies, and the common cold.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
One chart shows how long the coronavirus lives on surfaces like cardboard, plastic, wood, and steel.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
This calendar shows the glaring gap between men's and women's salaries in the US.
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These maps show how much worse Bernie Sanders fared in the 2020 Super Tuesday primaries compared with 2016.
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MacKenzie Bezos made the Forbes billionaires list for the first time, but she's still not the richest woman in the world. Here's how her $36 billion fortune stacks up against her wealthier peers.
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How the coronavirus death toll compares to other pandemics, including SARS, HIV, and the Black Death.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Americans see infectious diseases as a bigger threat than terrorism, nuclear weapons, and climate change as the coronavirus continues to spread.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Here's how coronavirus lab tests really work, and why they don't always give satisfying results.
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This interactive shows every Disney live-action remake that has been made and that's in the works.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Firework sales skyrocketed in the US as noise complaints increase nearly 4,000% in New York City.
Ruobing Su/Insider
It took one of our graphic designer's 19 years to become a US citizen. Here's how her journey compares to the average immigrant.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Charts from July's jobs report highlighting the US economy's post-pandemic recovery.
Andy Kiersz/Insider
President Donald Trump reportedly inquired last year about dropping nuclear bombs into hurricanes to stop the storms from hitting the US. This graphic show why nuking a hurricane would be unrealistic and prohibitively expensive.
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We made 26 simple charts to show friends and family who aren't convinced racism is still a problem in America
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US - here's how to prevent and treat the condition
Shayanne Gal/Insider
We compiled every known flight made by Jeffrey Epstein's fleet of private planes.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
There are 1,510 people in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book. Now you can search them all for the first time.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
A key metric - the share of coronavirus tests coming back positive - shows how states' outbreaks have gotten out of control.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
How to tell if you have IBD and the difference between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Yuqing Liu/Insider
Biden's 'dark' side: How Democrats are embracing secret money and the Citizens United decision to defeat Trump.
Skye Gould/Insider
A color-coded map shows the biggest wildfires raging up and down the West Coast.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
Here's a complete accounting of all 34 credible sexual-misconduct allegations against Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Skye Gould/Insider
A step-by-step flow chart breaks down how coronavirus cases typically progress - and shows what may still be ahead for Trump.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
States have restored voting rights for thousands with felony convictions since 2016. These are the laws in every state.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
This chart shows the biggest investment banks are recruiting fewer Harvard and Stanford graduates and where they're getting top talent from instead.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
How much Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and 10 other tech giants pay their workers, from engineers to salespeople.
Skye Gould/Insider
US coronavirus cases are climbing to a 3rd peak. Color-coded charts show how risky everyday activities are.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
33 states still regularly allow the kind of police raid that killed Breonna Taylor.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine relies on a new, unproven technology. A diagram shows how it differs from other candidates.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
We analyzed the Twitter accounts of prominent Republican officials to show how the GOP learned to love QAnon.
Sawyer Click/Insider
Biotech execs hunting for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments have raked in more than $1 billion by selling company stock this year. Here are the 27 leaders who've cashed in the most.
Sawyer Click/Insider
A timeline of Trump's statements about the coronavirus juxtaposed with new cases throughout the pandemic.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
How the coronavirus vaccine development compares to other shots in history.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
We analyzed every message ever posted by 'Q,' the enigmatic persona that started the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Sawyer Click/Insider
Inside a sweetheart deal for SPAC pioneers Chinh Chu and Bill Foley. How the ultra wealthy dealmakers made millions in what some experts are calling a 'kickback' from Blackstone.
Skye Gould/Insider
We made a graphic to show just how bad the COVID-19 outbreaks in Trump's circle are.
Sawyer Click/Insider
Joe Biden's Cabinet-in-waiting: Meet the people in play for a new administration, and Biden's picks for key roles like Secretary of Transportation and COVID-19 response.
Sawyer Click/Insider
The cannabis industry is set for a wave of M&A after 5 states voted to legalize marijuana and the House voted to decriminalize cannabis. Industry insiders lay out who's going shopping and the types of deals you can expect.
Shayanne Gal/Insider
This isn't a third coronavirus wave - it's a tsunami. This chart shows how much worse the fall surge is than any before.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
This chart shows how 4 of the wealthiest men in the US got $229 billion richer in 2020.
Yuqing Liu/Insider
We created a searchable database of the people behind QAnon, including its supporters and enablers.
Sawyer Click/Insider
People from New York and California moved in droves this year - here are the states that benefited from the mass exodus, from Idaho to Texas.
Andy Kiersz/Insider
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