Can we estimate how much the world has changed in a decade? Or do our own experiences impact the perception of progress? This work challenges assumptions we make about how certain key statistical indicators regarding Health, the Environment, or Education evolve through the years. The angle, direction, and color of the triangles you are about to see are the visual representation of that shape of change. 

The Shape of Change

In August 2019, the Amazon was burning at record level, with flames so huge they could be seen from space. These type of events are a threat to the forest's biodiversity, which corresponds to around 10% of the world's known flora and fauna.

Amazon deforestation

In December 2013, imagery of polluted cities reached a whole new level when NASA's Terra satellite was able to capture images of air pollution in China.

China's air pollution seen from space

In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever Nobel laureate. Only two years ealier she had been shot by a gunman for speaking out about girls' right to an education. She's become one of the loudest voices for a world where every girl can learn.

Malala wins Nobel Peace Prize

On April 20th 2010, the world learned about an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Nine days later, the New York Times was saying that the disaster was "larger than thought". It became the largest marine oil spill in history.

Explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig

The last decade was halfway through when 196 nations signed the Paris agreement — "a diplomatic success" to fight climate change. In 2022, a study suggested that "governments are falling woefully short of Paris climate pledges".