![]() While we completely agree, we have a made an exception in this case. Changing the scale like this is a big data visualization “no no”, as rightly pointed out in a blog post by The Economist. Then, as we get closer to modernity, the chart uses mostly 10 year intervals. The first gap on the x-axis is 1,000 years and the second is 500 years. The time periods between data points aren’t equal – in fact, they are not close at all. If you looked at the chart in any depth, you probably noticed a big problem with it. It’s also worth noting that the original source for all the data up until 2008 is from the late Angus Maddison, a famous economic historian that published estimates on population, GDP, and other figures going back to Roman times. ![]() If you like, you can still find the original chart (which goes to 2008) at The Atlantic. Originally published in a research letter by Michael Cembalest of JP Morgan, we’ve updated it based on the most recent data and projections from the IMF. By showing the changing share of the global economy for each country from 1 AD until now, it compares economic productivity over a mind-boggling time period. Today’s chart tells that story in the simplest terms possible. Long before the invention of modern day maps or gunpowder, the planet’s major powers were already duking it out for economic and geopolitical supremacy. The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. ![]() Over 2,000 Years of Economic History in One Chart All major powers compared by GDP from the year 1 AD ![]()
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