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30 Day Chart Challenge

2026 Edition

30 Days of Chart Challenge is a community-run challenge on social media. [GitHub Page]. This is the second time I am taking part in the Challenge and as I'm learning D3 and React, I used exclusively D3+React.

Here are my contributions for this year.

Please note that none of the visualisations is designed to provide deep analytics.

Comparisons

Day 1 — Part-to-Whole

The Anatomy of Global Displacement

Displaced Populations and People in Need of International Protection by Category

Sources: UNHCR, IDMC | 2025 | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 2 — Pictogram

A Perilous Journey

Arrivals and Dead & Missing Migrants and Refugees in the Mediterranean 2016-2025

2016
2025
2025
Sea Arrivals
Dead & Missing
2025
Sources: UNHCR, IOM | Each boat represents 1,000 people. | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 3 — Mosaic

Uneven Distribution of People Across Turkey

Population Density by Provinces 2025

Source: TurkStat 2025 | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 4 — Slope

Day 5 — Experimental

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Day 6 — FlowingData

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Distributions

Day 7 — Multiscale

The Global Matrix of Power Generation

How does the world generate its electricity?

Electricity Generation by Source

Global electricity generation by source, 1965–2024 (TWh)

CoalOilGasNuclearHydroSolarWindBiofuelOther Renewables196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020Year020k40k60k80k100k120k140k160k

Share of Global Electricity Generation in 2024

Coal26%Oil32%Gas24%Nuclear4%Renewables15%

Electricity Generation from Fossil Fuels, Nuclear and Reneweables in 2024

Global Total and Top 9 Energy Generators

Fossil Fuels
Nuclear
Renewables
80%80%90%88%83%49%67%82%98%81%8%6%5%13%17%12%9%6%13%50%27%15%0102030405060708090100ChinaUnited StatesIndiaRussiaJapanBrazilCanadaSouth KoreaIranWorld

Rise of Renewables in Electricity Generation

Share of Electricity Generation by Source

CoalOilGasNuclearRenewables196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020Year05101520253035404550
Sources: Our World in Data | Ember | Energy Institute | Global Carbon Budget | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 8 — Circular

One Day has a Different Meaning in the Solar System

One Day in Earth Hours in Different Planets

Source: NASA | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 9 — Wealth

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Day 10 — Pop Culture

The Fellowship: Page vs Screen

A comparative study of character frequency in Tolkien’s original text and Peter Jackson’s film adaptations

Fellowship
Others
Sources: The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary edition 2024 | Screentime data only includes the Extended Editions from iMDB
Note: Characters' other names and aliases (for example 'Strider' for Aragorn) are included in the total mentions. | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 11 — Physical

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

There are seven distinct electromagnetic waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum

Source: NASA | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 12 — Reporters without Borders

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Relationships

Day 13 — Ecosystems

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Day 14 — Trade

Global Trade Partners of Turkey

Foreign trade according to general trade system by top twenty countries

Source: TurkStat | 2025 | Values represented in thousand USD | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Day 15 — Correlation

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Day 16 — Causation

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Relationships

Day 17 — Remake

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Day 18 — South China Morning Post

The Global High-speed Race

Length of high-speed rail network in commercial operation as of 2024

Source: International Union of Railways | Fundación de los Ferrocarriles españoles | 2023 | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

Timeseries

Day 19 — Evolution

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Day 20 — Global Change

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Day 21 — Historical

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Day 22 — New Tool

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Day 23 — Seasons

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Day 24 — UNICEF

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Uncertainties

Day 25 — Space

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Day 26 — Trend

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Day 27 — Animation

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Day 28 — Modeling

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Day 29 — Monochrome

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Day 30 — Global Health Data Exchange

Why do Fijian People Die?

The estimated share of total annual deaths from each cause

Source: Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 | Viz by Akin Orhan thatakin.com

About Me

Data Analyst & Researcher based in Fiji. I specialise in turning complex data into actionable insights.

Akin Orhan