driven by data
Portfolio of
Gregor Aisch
, a visual data journalist at
DIE ZEIT
, former graphics editor at
The New York Times
and co-founder and former CTO of
Datawrapper
. Lives and works in Berlin.
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2026
Deaths on Mount Everest
with
P. Blickle
T. Flaemisch
B. Zehr
, May 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Search your family's NSDAP past
with
A. Loos
N. Scordialo
Christian Staas
J. Stahnke
others
, Apr 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Follow the Artemis-2 on its journey to the moon and back
with
Robert Gast
Nicolás Pablo Grone
Dr. Stefan Schmitt
, Apr 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
How to fly to Bangkok
with
Zacharias Zacharakis
, Mar 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Attacks on primary school in Minab, Iran
with
Sascha Venohr
, Mar 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
How the war paralyzes the Strait of Hormuz
with
Zacharias Zacharakis
, Mar 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Who might take over power in Iran?
with
Annick Ehmann
Omid Rezaee
, Mar 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Mapping the Iran conflict
with
J. Bauer
A. Ehmann
T. Flemisch
S. Rudolph
others
, Feb 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Which countries benefited of the tariff ruling
Feb 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Dispute over the caucus room
with
Christian Parth
Michael Schlieben
Tilman Steffen
, Feb 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Protests in Iran
Jan 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
These maps show why Trump wants Greenland
with
Julian Stahnke
Selina Rudolph
Rieke Havertz
Alexander Kauschanski
, Jan 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
Government crisis in Brandenburg
with
Martin Nejezchleba
, Jan 2026 [DIE ZEIT]
2025
Which men could be exposed by the Epstein files
with
Carsten Luther
Juliane Schäuble
, Dec 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Hong Kong inferno: Why the fire could not be contained
with
Dana Hajek
Yannick von Eisenhart Rothe
, Nov 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
How climate-damaging the super-rich live
with
Elena Erdmann
Julius Tröger
Omid Rezaee
, Nov 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
How the climate future could look like for our children
with
Elena Erdmann
Linda Fischer
Charlotte Eckstein
, Nov 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Poll tracker for state elections in 2026
with
Christian Endt
Tilman Steffen
, Oct 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
One product, two prices: Find your favorite brands for less
with
Johannes Gernert
Mia Janzen
, Oct 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Alcohol consumption: How risky is your drinking?
Sep 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
How vulnerabilities in solar inverters could lead to national blackouts
with
Eva Wolfangel
, Aug 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Israels attacks on Gaza health infrastructure
with
Quynh Trần
Anna-Theresa Bachmann
Benja Zehr
Christian Vooren
, Jul 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Texas Floods
with
Linda Fischer
Claudia Vallentin
, Jul 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Tracking extreme heat across Europe
with
Paul Blickle
Maria Mast
Julian Stahnke
Claudia Vallentin
Benja Zehr
, Jul 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
German Federal Budget
with
Dana Hajek
Jurik Caspar Iser
Anja Stehle
, Jun 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Journey through 485 million years of climate history
with
Elena Erdmann
, Jun 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
SveltePlot!
May 2025
100 Days of Economic Chaos
with
Fabian Franke
, Apr 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Did Trump’s inner circle know in advance — and make enormous profits?
with
Jan Guldner
, Apr 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
These numbers help explain the financial crisis
with
Jan Guldner
J. Tröger
, Apr 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Is this the next Financial Crisis?
with
Fabian Franke
Tina Groll
, Apr 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
The discrete business of Rheinmetall
Mar 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Why some election district winners didn't get a seat
with
Lisa Goldschmidtböing
, Feb 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Live German Federal Election results
Feb 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Merz' coalition options
with
Lisa Caspari
Lisa Goldschmidtböing
, Feb 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
Analyzing the TV duell between Merz and Scholz
Feb 2025 [DIE ZEIT]
2024
How the Magdeburg attacker used gaps in the security
with
Annick Ehmann
Tamara Flemisch
Fabian Reinbold
, Dec 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
No party falls like the FDP
Nov 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
German Election poll tracker
with
Paul Blickle
Christian Endt
David Schach
Julian Stahnke
, Nov 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
A country turns red
with
T. Flemish
S. Rudolph
, Nov 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Live dashboard for US election
with
J. Stahnke
P. Blickle
J. Tröger
C. Endt
, Nov 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Exploring scenarios for the US Presidential election
with
C. Endt
, Oct 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Analysis of Brandenburg state election results
with
Laura Höring
, Sep 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Poll tracker for US election
with
C. Endt
J. Stahnke
P. Blickle
, Sep 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Knife Attack in Solingen
Aug 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Survey: Which CDU politicians would collaborate with AfD?
with
C. Endt
, Aug 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Summer heat in Germany
with
Viola Kiel
, Aug 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Wildfires in Athens
with
Dana Hajek
C. Vallentin
, Aug 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Who Qualifies for the Euro2024 Finals?
Jun 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Tracking the Right-wing Vote in European State Parliaments
Jun 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Flood of the Danube river
with
C. Endt
J. Tröger
, Jun 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
Thuringia local election results
May 2024 [DIE ZEIT]
2018-'23
Analyzing 95 Million Taxi Rides using DuckDB
Aug 2023 [Datawrapper]
Once in Perugia, always in Perugia
Apr 2023 [Datawrapper]
What is driving our carbon emissions and what to do about it
Nov 2022 [Datawrapper]
A look at some depressing data about school shootings in the U.S.
Jun 2022 [Datawrapper]
Three decades of European government leaders
Jan 2022 [Datawrapper]
Is it the weather or climate change?
with
Andrea Wille
,
Lara Schwenner
, Saskia Gerhard &
Jannes Höke
, Oct 2021 [WDR]
These scatter plots of heat and rain helped me understand our changing climate
Sep 2020 [Datawrapper]
2019 was hotter than normal — but what does this even mean?
Jan 2020 [vis4]
What different degrees of global warming look like does this even mean?
Sep 2019 [Datawrapper]
Almost half of Europe's soil is dryer than normal
Aug 2019 [vis4.net]
The only chart we should be looking at
Jul 2019 [Datawrapper]
Presidential Approval Ratings Since Kennedy
Mar 2018 [Datawrapper]
Methane Concentrations
Jan 2018
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations
Jan 2018
2017
Where Athletes in the Premier League, the N.B.A. and Other Sports Leagues Come From, in 15 Charts
with Kevin Quealy and Rory Smith, Dec 2017 [NYT]
How Angela Merkel Compares to Three Decades of European Leaders
Sep 2017 [NYT]
Hurricane Irma Is One of the Strongest Storms In History
with Karen Yourish & Adam Pearce, Sep 2017 [NYT]
Thousands Cried for Help as Houston Flooded
with Adam Pearce & many others, Aug 2017 [NYT]
Tracking Harvey’s Destructive Path Through Texas and Louisiana
with many others, Aug 2017 [NYT]
Good, Evil, Ugly, Beautiful: Help Us Make a ‘Game of Thrones’ Chart
with Damon Darlin, Rich Harris, Josh Katz, Adam Pearce & Kevin Quealy, Aug 2017 [NYT]
The Top Jobs in Trump’s Administration Are Mostly Vacant
with Karen Yourish, Jul 2017 [NYT]
How Britain Voted
with Matthew Bloch, Kenan Davis, Stephen Farrell, Troy Griggs, Rich Harris and Adam Pearce, Jun 2017 [NYT]
How Trump’s Budget Would Affect Every Part of Government
with Alicia Parlapiano, May 2017 [NYT]
How France Voted
with Matthew Bloch, K.K. Lai and Benoît Morenne, May 2017 [NYT]
How the Election Split France
with Josh Keller, K.K. Lai, Sergio Peçanha and Benoît Morenne, Apr 2017 [NYT]
Which Countries Support and Which Oppose the U.S. Missile Strikes in Syria
with Yonette Joseph And Anjali Singhvi, Apr 2017 [NYT]
Where the St. Petersburg Metro Explosion Occurred
with Anjali Singhvi, Apr 2017 [NYT]
Trump’s Budget Cuts Some Agencies to Their Lowest Levels in Decades
with Alicia Parlapiano, Mar 2017 [NYT]
Who Wins and Loses in Trump’s Proposed Budget
with Alicia Parlapiano, Mar 2017 [NYT]
Trump Sounds a Different Tone in First Address to Congress
with Josh Katz, Mar 2017 [NYT]
‘What Do You Think Is the Most Important Problem Facing This Country Today?’
with Alicia Parlapiano, Feb 2017 [NYT]
America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair
with Troy Griggs and Sarah Almukhtar, Feb 2017 [NYT]
The Timeline of Michael Flynn’s Phone Call With Russia: Who Knew What, and When
with K.K. Rebecca Lai, Feb 2017 [NYT]
Some Colleges Have More Students From the Top 1 Percent Than the Bottom 60. Find Yours.
with Larry Buchanan, Amanda Cox and Kevin Quealy, Jan 2017 [NYT]
2016
Dissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories
with Jon Huang and Cecilia Kang, Dec 2016 [NYT]
European Populism in the Age of Donald Trump
with Jeremy Ashkenas & Troy Griggs, Dec 2016 [NYT]
The Trump Brand Around the World
with Karen Yourish & K.K. Lai, Nov 2016 [NYT]
The Conflicts Along 1,172 Miles of the Dakota Access Pipeline
with K.K. Rebecca Lai, Nov 2016 [NYT]
Live Election Forecast
with Nate Cohn, Amanda Cox, Josh Katz, Adam Pearce and Kevin Quealy, Nov 2016 [NYT]
How Large Is the Divide Between Red and Blue America?
with Karen Yourish & Adam Pearce, Nov 2016 [NYT]
Where the Race Has Shifted
with
Josh Katz
, Sep 2016 [NYT]
State-by-state Election Forecast
with Josh Katz, Sep 2016 [NYT]
The Athletes at the Rio Olympics That Have Previously Been Suspended for Doping
with
K.K. Lai
, Sarah Almukhtar, Jasmine C. Lee and Anjali Singhvi, Aug 2016 [NYT]
How Usain Bolt Came From Behind Again to Win Gold
with
K.K. Lai
, Archie Tse, J. Ward, J. White, S. Peçanha, B. Saget & J. Huang, Aug 2016 [NYT]
Can You Beat Usain Bolt Out of the Blocks?
with
Larry Buchanan
and Derek Watkins, Aug 2016 [NYT]
The Move That Made Simone Biles Unbeatable
with
K.K. Lai
Haeyoun Park
Tom Giratikanon
, Aug 2016 [NYT]
Which Countries Have Dominated the Summer Olympics?
with
Larry Buchanan
, Aug 2016 [NYT]
Trump Vows to Stop Immigration From Nations ‘Compromised’ by Terrorism. How Could It Work?
with
Haeyoun Park
, Jul 2016 [NYT]
Who Will Be President?
with
Josh Katz
, Amanda Cox, Josh Katz, Kevin Quealy, Mike Bostock and Shan Carter, Jul 2016 [NYT]
How Britain Voted in the E.U. Referendum
with
Adam Pearce
& Karl Russel, Jun 2016 [NYT]
Euro 2016: How Teams Can Qualify For the Next Round
with
Adam Pearce
& Kevin Quealy, Jun 2016 [NYT]
How Far Is Europe Swinging to the Right?
with
Adam Pearce
& Bryant Rousseau, May 2016 [NYT]
The EgyptAir Flight: Moment by Moment
with L. Buchanan, J. Burgess, S. Chan, N. Clark, J. Keller, K.K. Lai & D. Watkins, May 2016 [NYT]
What’s in Donald Trump’s 104-Page Financial Disclosure?
with
Alicia Parlapiano
&
Karen Yourish
, May 2016 [NYT]
How the Rest of the Democratic Delegate Race Could Unfold
with
Josh Katz
&
K.K. Lai
, May 2016 [NYT]
Why Trump Is Calling the G.O.P. Delegate System Rigged
with
Alicia Parlapiano
&
Larry Buchanan
, Apr 2016 [NYT]
Steph Curry’s 3-Point Record in Context: Off the Charts
with
Kevin Quealy
, Apr 2016 [NYT]
Where the Poor Live Longer: How Your Area Compares
with
A. Cox
,
K. Quealy
and
Q. Bui
, Apr 2016 [NYT]
How the Rest of the Delegate Race Could Unfold
with
Josh Katz
&
K.K. Lai
, Mar 2016 [NYT]
Rubio’s Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates
with
Josh Keller
,
Alicia Parlapiano
,
Josh Katz
&
K.K. Lai
, Mar 2016 [NYT]
After Dominating Super Tuesday, Can Trump and Clinton Be Stopped?
with
D. Watkins
,
L. Buchanan
,
K. Yourish
,
A. Parlapiano
,
T. Giratikanon
&
Josh Katz
, Mar 2016 [NYT]
Attacks on Refugees in Germany
with
Tim Wallace
, Feb 2016 [NYT]
Interactive G.O.P. Nomination Delegate Calculator
with
Josh Katz
&
Larry Buchanan
, Feb 2016 [NYT]
History of Supreme Court Nominees and Vacancies
with
K.K. Lai
,
Josh Keller
&
Karen Yourish
, Feb 2016 [NYT]
Explaining US Primary Election Results In Eight Swipes
with
Alicia DeSantis
,
Alica Parlapiano
,
K.K. Lai
&
Larry Buchanan
, Feb 2016 [NYT]
Who Is Leading the Iowa and New Hampshire Polls
with
Josh Keller
, Jan 2016 [NYT]
2015
For Chicago Police, Many Complaints but Few Consequences
with
Haeyoun Park
, Dec 2015 [NYT]
What Drives Gun Sales: Terrorism, Obama and Calls for Restrictions
with
Josh Keller
, Dec 2015 [NYT]
The Cascade of Errors That Led to the U.S. Airstrike on an Afghan Hospital
with
Josh Keller
, Sergio Peçanha &
K.K. Lai
, Nov 2015 [NYT]
Inside Raqqa, the Capital of ISIS
with
K.K. Lai
,
Tim Wallace
,
Archie Tse
,
Sarah Almukhtar
&
Tom Giratikanon
, Nov 2015 [NYT]
How Gun Traffickers Get Around State Gun Laws
with
Josh Keller
, Nov 2015 [NYT]
New York City Marathon in Six Charts
with
Ken Schwencke
, Oct 2015 [NYT]
Wind Speed Map of Hurricane Patricia
Oct 2015 [NYT]
The Cost of Mobile Ads on 50 News Websites
with
Wilson Andrews
&
Josh Keller
, Oct 2015 [NYT]
Trump Remains Center Stage at 2nd G.O.P. Debate
with
A. Parlapiano
,
Wilson Andrews
&
K.K. Lai
, Sep 2015 [NYT]
The Scale of the Migrant Crisis, From 160 to Millions
with
Sarah Almukhtar
,
Wilson Andrews
&
Josh Keller
, Sep 2015 [NYT]
Seeking a Fair Distribution of Refugees in Europe
with
Sarah Almukhtar
&
Jeremy White
, Sep 2015 [NYT]
A Surge in Asylum Applications
with
Sarah Almukhtar
&
Heayoun Park
, Aug 2015 [NYT]
G.O.P. Debate Live Charts
with
A. Parlapiano
, J. Ashkenas, A. Tse, K. Soften, T. Giratikanon, Nicholas Fandos & K.K. Lai, Aug 2015 [NYT]
Who’s Winning the G.O.P. Campaign?
with
Alicia Parlapiano
,
Derek Willis
& David Leonhardt, Aug 2015 [NYT]
The World According to China
with
Josh Keller
and
K.K. Lai
, Jul 2015 [NYT]
Citation Needed
Jul 2015
You Draw It: How Family Income Affects Children’s College Chances
with
Amanda Cox
&
Kevin Quealy
, May 2015 [NYT]
Connecting the Dots Behind the 2016 Presidential Candidates
with
Karen Yourish
, May 2015 [NYT]
Investigating the Philadelphia Amtrak Train Derailment
with
Tim Wallace
,
Archie Tse
&
Karen Yourish
, May 2015 [NYT]
The Best and Worst Places to Grow Up: How Your Area Compares
with
A. Cox
,
K. Quealy
,
M. Bloch
&
E. Buth
, May 2015 [NYT]
What Happened on the Germanwings Flight
with
J. Keller
,
KK Lai
&
T. Wallace
, Mar 2015 [NYT]
A 3-D View of a Chart That Predicts The Economic Future: The Yield Curve
with Amanda Cox, Mar 2015 [NYT]
The Changing Nature of Middle-Class Jobs
with
Robert Gebeloff
, Feb 2015 [NYT]
Delhi’s Air Is Often More Polluted Than Beijing’s
with Hannah Fairfield, Feb 2015 [NYT]
Road Map of Home Values and Street Names
with Bill Marsh, Jan 2015 [NYT]
Where Working Women
Are Most Common
with D. Leonhardt & Josh Katz, Jan 2015 [NYT]
2014
A Record Year for Auto Recalls
with
Wilson Andrews
, Dec 2014 [NYT]
Maps of the Disappearance of AirAsia Flight 8501
with
Archie Tse
&
Karen Yourish
, Dec 2014 [NYT]
Where Men Aren’t Working
with David Leonhardt & Josh Katz, Dec 2014 [NYT]
What North Dakota Would Look Like if Its Oil Drilling Lines Were Aboveground
Nov 2014 [NYT]
Oil and Wastewater Spills in North Dakota
with Robert Gebeloff & Hannah Fairfield, Nov 2014 [NYT]
Peyton Manning Nears Touchdown Passing Record
with
Kevin Quealy
, Oct 2014 [NYT]
The Voting Blocs of Arkansas
with Haeyoun Park, Oct 2014 [NYT]
Flooding Risk From Climate Change, Country by Country
with
Kevin Quealy
, Sep 2014 [NYT]
How North Carolina Shifted Red
with Haeyoun Park, Sep 2014 [NYT]
How Likely Is It That Birth Control Could Let You Down?
with Bill Marsh, Sep 2014 [NYT]
Democrats, packed into urban districts, give the G.O.P. an edge
with Nate Cohn & Bill Marsh, Sep 2014 [NYT]
Competitive Counties in Presidential Elections
with Nate Cohn & Bill Marsh, Sep 2014 [NYT]
Charting the Rise of Twitch
with Tom Giratikanon, Aug 2014 [NYT]
Mapping Migration in the United States
with Robert Gebeloff, Aug 2014 [NYT]
Where We Came From and Where We Went, State by State
with Robert Gebeloff and
Kevin Quealy
, Aug 2014 [NYT]
Before MH17 Crash, Some Airlines Avoided Ukraine
with
Archie Tse
, Jul 2014 [NYT]
Manuel Neuer’s Wanderlust
with Andrew Das and Joe Ward, Jul 2014 [NYT]
How England, Italy and Germany Are Dominating the World Cup
with Kevin Quealy, Jul 2014 [NYT]
984 Ways the United States Can Advance to the Next Round of the World Cup
with Kevin Quealy, Jun 2014 [NYT]
The Clubs That Connect The World Cup
Jun 2014 [NYT]
For World Cup Hosts, FIFA Rank Drops During Qualification
Jun 2014 [NYT]
Australia, the World Cup’s Unluckiest Country
with David Leonhardt, Jun 2014 [NYT]
A Fairer World Cup Draw
with Kevin Quealy, Jun 2014 [NYT]
Chartmaker
Apr 2014
2013
randomgraph.js
Oct 2013
Wie tendenziös sind Wahlumfragen?
Sep 2013 [DIE ZEIT]
Das neue Bundeskabinett
with Markus Horeld and Sascha Venohr, Sep 2013 [DIE ZEIT]
Mastering Multi-hued Color Scales with Chroma.js
Sep 2013 [vis4]
dataset: databases for lazy people
with Friedrich Lindenberg, Apr 2013
Visualisierungen zur Landtagswahl in Niedersachsen
Jan 2013
2012
Most-mentioned persons of 2012 (on ZEIT ONLINE)
Dec 2012 [DIE ZEIT]
The Making of a Law
Nov 2012
Datawrapper
with
, Nov 2012
A globe centered on Iran, using Kartograph.js
Apr 2012
Education Around the World
with Sabine Damaschke, Apr 2012 [DW]
Kartograph mapping framework
Mar 2012
2011
Stuttgart 21 Referendum
Dec 2011
German Energy Landscape
Nov 2011 [GE]
Upper paths
Oct 2011
Fraction vs. Conscience
Sep 2011
as3-streamgraphs
Aug 2011
as3-treemaps
Aug 2011
Mapping the Global Digital Divide
Aug 2011
Streets of Berlin
Jul 2011
Color Blindness Test Images
Jul 2011
Bubble Tree Library
with David McCandless, Jun 2011
Plenty More Fish In The Sea?
with David McCandless, Jun 2011 [The Guardian]
10 Years of Wikipedia
with Marcus Bösch and Steffen Leidel, Apr 2011 [DW]
Population near Nuclear Reactors in United States
with Sascha Venohr, Mar 2011 [DIE ZEIT]
Population near Nuclear Reactors in Germany
with Sascha Venohr, Mar 2011 [DIE ZEIT]
Distances To Nuclear Reactors
Mar 2011 [vis4]
Visualizing Plagiarism in Guttenberg's PhD
with GuttenPlag Wiki, Mar 2011
Europe’s Energy
with
Open Knowledge Foundation
, Feb 2011
International Aid Flows
Feb 2011
Energy Production vs. Energy Consumption
Jan 2011
Some charts about party donations
Jan 2011
Mapping Airport Noise
with
Lorenz Matzat
, Jan 2011 [taz]
German Election Districts
Jan 2011
2009-'10
Wikileaks Mirror Network
Dec 2010
Live map of CASTOR tweets
with
Lorenz Matzat
, Nov 2010
Isolines
Oct 2010
Incomes of Parliament Members
Oct 2010
German Party Donations
Oct 2010
Study of text contrasts
Aug 2010
Map of Internet Adresses
Dec 2009 [vis4]
Mapping Population Density in Germany
Nov 2009 [vis4]
Visualizing Easing Functions
Oct 2009 [vis4]
Visualization of Perceptual Color Spaces
Jul 2009 [vis4]