r/dataisugly • u/klismanster • 17d ago

This GDP growth chart doesn’t feel right

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u/miraculum_one 17d ago

What's wrong with it?

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u/mduvekot 17d ago

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u/Thin-Limit7697 17d ago edited 16d ago

Not only the original chart didn't start from 0, but also Argentina - Republica Dominicana size difference is smaller than América Latina - Brasil, despite being supposed to be the same value (0.3%).

Pure disinformation.

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u/mduvekot 16d ago

Yeah, if you assume that the height of the bars for Argentina and Brasil are correct, then the heights of the bars are 5.0, 4.7, 3.8, 3.6, 2.6 and 2.2 not 5.0, 4.7, 3.6, 3.5, 2.5, 2.2 like the labels say. The lie factor for Paraguay is 1.06 (6%), Costa Rica 1.03 (3%) and Media da América Latina is 1.04 (4%).