Graphic detail
Shifting borders
A short history of India in eight maps
Understanding the breathtaking diversity of India and Indians
Jackpot
The economics of American lotteries
Our analysis shows poorer citizens spend a staggering amount on tickets
Call Uncle Sam
Why America is a “flawed democracy”
EIU’s index plots the country’s democratic decline since 2006
Money makers
Five charts compare Democrats and Republicans on job creation
Our analysis of the past eight American presidents
Higher and higher
America’s fentanyl epidemic, explained in six charts
It is among the deadliest scourges the country has ever faced
Global development
Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards?
Data show progress worldwide may have suffered a permanent setback
Balancing act
Where is the “motherhood penalty” greatest?
The effect varies widely both between countries and within them
Office life
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index
Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce
A big problem
The obesity capitals of the world
A new study shows that waistlines are widening almost everywhere
Choco crunch
Why chocolate is becoming much more expensive
Sales are down as chocolatiers raise prices. Now the industry is facing a reckoning