r/Infographics

U.S. regular gasoline prices are back near $4.50 per gallon, adding pressure for drivers as summer travel season approaches.

The latest increase comes amid renewed concerns around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit chokepoint. Prices remain below the 2022 peak, when U.S. gas prices topped $5 per gallon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tight supply, and recovering post-pandemic demand pushed energy markets higher.

The chart shows how these spikes compare over time, including the Great Recession, the COVID recession, the 2022 oil shock, and the latest run-up.

For consumers, this is not just an energy-market story. It is a cost-of-living story.

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Tools used: AVA Data Visualization

TL;DR: Since April 2024, the Rupee's drop to ₹96/$ meant that simply holding foreign currency (USD, GBP, EUR) gave you returns of 15%–25%, while the Nifty 50 only moved ~5%. In this 2-year window.

RANKED BY AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION (SALARY OR OTE*)

Key Takeaways:

Specialized medical roles account for 24 of America’s 30 highest-paying jobs.

Pediatric surgeons rank first, earning a mean annual wage of about $451,000.

Many of the highest-paying jobs are also rare, with several employing fewer than 10,000 people nationwide.

https://www.lloydslist.com/one-hundred-container-ports-2025 (Top 100 included)

Hi, r/X_VPN community!

With more national team squads being announced, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is starting to feel very real.

We put together this quick visual based on the latest squad announcement status: confirmed teams show star players, while teams still waiting for their final squad remain in silhouette.

Of course, squad dates can still change, and some final picks may surprise everyone. That is part of the fun.

For a lot of fans, the next big question is also where and how to watch the matches. World Cup streaming rights can vary a lot by country, and some regions may have different broadcasters, free coverage, highlights, or language options.

That is where a VPN can be useful for football fans who travel, live abroad, or want to keep up with coverage from different regions.

Well, which team are you supporting this year? Let us know in the comments!

I was looking into the rural/urban political divide and wanted to visualize the actual geographical realities of living in sparsely populated areas.

I used the NHTSA FARS database (fatal accident reporting) as a proxy for general emergency response times (EMS, police), plotted against US Census population density estimates.

As you might expect, the time it takes for an ambulance (and by extension police) to arrive blows up as population density decreases, which can help explain the conservative lean of rural voters.

I did a much deeper dive on how this geographical isolation ties into the Electoral College and national politics here: https://samholmes285.substack.com/p/abandoning-the-electoral-college

23 Premier League seasons, plotted as small multiples. Each panel shows Arsenal's league position after every matchweek of that season (1st at the top, 20th at the bottom). The two red lines, flat at the top, are 2003-04 (Invincibles) and 2025-26 (champions). The 21 grey lines between are the wait.

Interactive version with every season fully clickable.