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MF_HODL | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 This chart is either misleading, or difficult to interpret.  It seems the Y-axis scale is neither linear nor logarithmic scale?

And what determines the plot size - population?  If so, then this looks outdated wrt India vs China pop.

Either way, if the data is somewhat recent and accurate… India being right at the margin of “energy rich per capita” is the biggest takeaway to me.
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MF_HODL | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I guess same applies to the X-axis, both jump 1k, 2k, 5k, 10k… so I guess it’s at least consistently erratic 🤣
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Livestradamus | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No way Pakistan is that close to India as India is borderline and about to break
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armstrys | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Chart is logarithmic. Just not showing consistent tick spacing, which is a bit odd. Ticks between order of magnitude increases do appear to be equal - oddly labeled, but not really misleading.
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MF_HODL | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Maybe not intentionally misleading, but it is easy to misinterpret.  Poor quality data viz