Elia Kabanov

All charts, maps & other projects

I explore stories in science, history, cities and culture through data, maps and interactive visualisations.
Get in touch: elia@kabanov.org

  1. Interactive chart How fast do people listen to podcasts?
    About this project

    A Japanese survey of podcast listeners becomes an interactive comparison of playback speeds by age. Readers can explore each age group rather than settle for the overall average.

    Survey data · Interactive charts · Information design
  2. Interactive chart When economists win
    About this project

    An interactive portrait of Economics laureates, tracing each person from birth year to prize year. A complex collection of individual histories becomes one readable pattern.

    Nobel records · Temporal data · Interaction design
  3. Parcoords chart The age of literature
    About this project

    The age of Nobel Literature laureates, explored through a chart connecting birth and award years. It makes individual careers visible within the history of the prize.

    Historical data · Parallel coordinates · Visual exploration
  4. Parcoords chart From birth to Nobel Prize
    About this project

    Nobel winners arranged by the years they were born and received their prizes. The visual structure makes lifetimes and awards comparable across the dataset.

    Data collection · Temporal patterns · Visual exploration
  5. Population visualisation A century of London’s population
    About this project

    A long view of London’s changing population, turning historical statistics into a compact visual account of the city’s growth and decline.

    Historical statistics · Time series · Population data
  6. Bar chart How car-free is London?
    About this project

    A borough-level look at life without cars in London. The chart makes differences in household car ownership easy to compare.

    Urban statistics · Comparative charts · London data
  7. Bar chart London’s long working weeks are disappearing
    About this project

    Long working weeks are becoming less common. This chart makes the change visible in London’s employment statistics over time.

    Labour statistics · Time series · Data storytelling
  8. Interactive map London’s School Streets
    About this project

    A map of London’s School Streets, showing how a transport policy takes shape across neighbourhoods.

    Geospatial data · Urban mobility · Interactive maps
  9. Line chart London hit a recycling wall
    About this project

    London’s recycling progress has stalled. A time-series chart shows how the trend developed rather than relying on a single headline figure.

    Environment data · Time series · Public services
  10. Line chart How fly-tipping changed across London
    About this project

    Reported fly-tipping across London, examined over time to reveal changes in an everyday problem.

    Local government data · Time series · Environment
  11. Interactive map London’s pub decline
    About this project

    London’s disappearing pubs told geographically. Mapping the change reveals where the loss of local venues is concentrated.

    Historical geography · Interactive mapping · Urban change
  12. Matrix chart What Londoners died of in the 1600s
    About this project

    A seventeenth-century view of how Londoners died, organised as a matrix chart that makes old mortality records easier to investigate.

    Historical records · Data interpretation · Matrix charts
  13. Line chart How London’s appliance fires changed
    About this project

    How fires involving household appliances have changed in London. An incident-data story made legible with a time series.

    Fire statistics · Time series · Public safety
  14. Proportion chart London Underground is mostly above ground
    About this project

    A simple spatial misconception tested with transport data: much of London Underground actually runs above ground.

    Transport data · Proportion charts · Clear comparisons
  15. Bar chart How long do London buses and the Cable Car take to make 1.35m passenger journeys?
    About this project

    How long do buses and the Cable Car take to carry the same number of passengers? A like-for-like comparison reveals the scale of their use.

    Transport statistics · Comparative design · Scale
  16. Interactive map The City manages green spaces beyond the Square Mile
    About this project

    The City of London looks after green spaces well beyond the Square Mile. An interactive map makes that otherwise hidden geography visible.

    Civic geography · Interactive mapping · Urban nature
  17. Interactive map London’s heritage at risk, mapped
    About this project

    London’s heritage at risk, placed on a map so readers can find vulnerable places and see how the problem is distributed.

    Heritage records · Geospatial analysis · Public-interest mapping
  18. Scatterplot London’s affordable housing, 2011–2026
    About this project

    A scatterplot exploring London’s affordable housing figures from 2011 to 2026, allowing patterns and differences to emerge.

    Housing statistics · Scatterplots · Urban policy
  19. Bar chart The Elizabeth line reshaped London’s busiest stations
    About this project

    Station-use data show how the Elizabeth line has changed the hierarchy of London’s busiest rail stations.

    Transport data · Ranked comparisons · Urban change
  20. Interactive map London has enough ancient woodland to cover 18 Hyde Parks
    About this project

    Ancient woodland still survives across London. The map locates these areas and puts their collective size into perspective.

    Environmental mapping · Geospatial data · Urban nature
  21. Bar chart London tram fare evasion is 2.8× as high as on buses
    About this project

    Fare evasion on London’s trams compared with buses, showing why relative figures can tell a more revealing story than totals alone.

    Transport statistics · Proportions · Comparative reporting
  22. Proportion chart What 43 years did to London
    About this project

    A comparison of London in 1983 and 2026, using proportions to put more than four decades of change on the same visual scale.

    Historical comparison · Proportion charts · London data
  23. Area chart In 15 years, sewer upgrades cut Thames sewage overflows by 94%
    About this project

    A 15-year record of Thames sewer upgrades and sewage overflows. The chart places a reported 94% reduction into its longer history.

    Water infrastructure · Time series · Environmental data
  24. Area chart How private renting overtook council housing in London
    About this project

    London’s housing tenure has shifted: private renting overtook council housing. An area chart shows the change in context.

    Housing statistics · Area charts · Long-term change
  25. Unit chart In 1961, 1 in 3 London households did not have a bath to themselves
    About this project

    What it meant to live in London in 1961, when one in three households lacked a private bath. A unit chart gives the statistic a human scale.

    Census history · Unit charts · Social history
  26. Interactive map All 19,367 listed buildings in London, mapped
    About this project

    An interactive map of all 19,367 listed buildings in London. A large heritage register becomes something people can explore street by street.

    Heritage datasets · Large-scale mapping · Public access
  27. Puzzle game Prime Minister Puzzle
    About this project

    A 2048-inspired game about British prime ministers. Merge matching tiles to progress through leaders ranked by time in office, with the goal of reaching Margaret Thatcher.

    Game design · Political history · Interactive development
  28. Unit chart One in 37 London homes is empty
    About this project

    One in 37 London homes is empty. A unit-based comparison gives the housing statistic a clearer sense of scale.

    Housing data · Unit charts · Visual explanation
  29. Numeric comparison London has roughly one tree for every Londoner
    About this project

    London has roughly one tree for every resident. This visual comparison makes a city-wide environmental estimate tangible.

    Urban environment · Numeric comparison · Scale
  30. Bar chart What animals do London firefighters rescue?
    About this project

    Which animals do London firefighters rescue? An unusual angle on public-service data and the wildlife that shares the city.

    Public-service data · Categorical comparison · Urban wildlife
  31. Interactive map 12 years of Chicken Shop Date, mapped
    About this project

    Twelve years of Chicken Shop Date traced across London, turning a familiar cultural series into an interactive geography.

    Cultural data · Location research · Interactive maps
  32. Proportion chart When you lose an umbrella or jewellery on London public transport, it’s gone
    About this project

    What happens to the objects lost on London transport? A proportion chart explores the chances of getting particular belongings back.

    Transport records · Comparative charts · Everyday data
  33. Choropleth maps Where Londoners born in Bangladesh and Italy live
    About this project

    Two different geographies of migration in London: where residents born in Bangladesh and Italy live. Paired maps invite comparison.

    Census geography · Choropleth maps · Demography
  34. Ranked chart London is running out of space to bury people
    About this project

    London’s shrinking room for burials, organised as a ranked comparison to show the pressure on cemetery space.

    Civic data · Ranked charts · Urban planning
  35. Before-and-after London went from two beavers to 18 in four years
    About this project

    London’s beaver population grew from two to 18 in four years. A before-and-after chart turns a conservation update into a visible change.

    Conservation data · Before and after · Urban nature
  36. Data visualisation How warming spread across the Pacific
    About this project

    Sea-surface temperature records across 21 Pacific Island countries and territories, spanning 175 years. Thousands of observations reveal how warmer years have become the norm.

    Climate datasets · Long-term trends · Interactive visualisation
  37. Data visualisation Who gets leading roles?
    About this project

    Who gets leading roles on screen? A data-led look at age, gender and representation, built around a comparison that gives an abstract imbalance scale.

    Representation data · Comparative analysis · Visual journalism
  38. Price visualisation What would it cost today?
    About this project

    Famous prices from films, books and songs, recalculated in today’s money. A scratch-to-reveal interaction turns an inflation calculation into a small discovery.

    Inflation data · Interaction design · Playful storytelling
  39. Map scrollytelling How the Isle of Dogs got its name
    About this project

    A map-led historical investigation of the Isle of Dogs and its name, combining geography with an explanation of a place’s past.

    Local history · Map storytelling · Research
  40. Energy visualisation Eclipse vs solar power
    About this project

    An energy visualisation exploring what happens to solar power during a solar eclipse. A natural event becomes a way to understand electricity generation.

    Science communication · Energy data · Visual explanation
  41. Data visualisation 10 embassies owe half of London’s diplomatic congestion charge debt
    About this project

    Ten embassies account for half of London’s diplomatic congestion charge debt. An official dataset becomes a clear public-accountability comparison.

    Public records · Accountability reporting · Comparative charts
  42. Data visualisation Box-office isolation
    About this project

    A film-by-film visual account of how Russia’s box office changed after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian films’ revenue share rose from 18% to 73%.

    Cinema data · Political context · Interactive charting
  43. Map feature How do you read a city that no longer exists?
    About this project

    A historical map feature asking how to read a London that no longer exists. The city’s past becomes a place readers can investigate.

    Historical cartography · Urban history · Interactive storytelling
  44. Visual story Inside Britain’s greatest royal dockyard
    About this project

    A visual exploration of Britain’s great royal dockyard, using place-based history to bring an industrial landscape back into view.

    Archival research · Historical storytelling · Place-based narrative
  45. Puzzle game A park full of birds
    About this project

    A puzzle game about the birds living in a small London park. It uses an interactive format to make local biodiversity something to explore and remember.

    Nature communication · Game design · Interactive learning
  46. Interactive story Caught by fingerprints
    About this project

    An interactive account of the fingerprints that helped catch two murderers. A historical crime case becomes a step-by-step investigation.

    Archival research · Narrative design · Interactive history
  47. Historical timeline The long history of breaking the law
    About this project

    A timeline tracing the long history of crime and punishment, using chronology to make centuries of episodes navigable.

    Historical research · Timelines · Narrative structure
  48. Historical feature Why Cornwall marched on London
    About this project

    A historical feature about Cornwall’s march on London, explaining an episode of political conflict through people, events and places.

    Historical reporting · Research · Narrative writing