Gapminder is a website that allows you to explore the changing world from your computer through a Flash-based statistics presentation technology. The site was built and is maintained by Hans Rosling, and the technology is calle Trendalyzer. Google recently acquired the Trendalyzer technology to help speed its development, and now offers it as Motion Chart on Google Gadgets.
The image below shows the use of the tool to display the price of housing over time.
There’s also a map view to show world population growth.
There’s a good TED Talk about the use of the technology to display world development statistics.
