There has been an interesting discussion in Iceland in the past days about our National Currency, the Icelandic Krona. This has to do with a recent claim, e.g. by the…
Detailed Expenditures of Icelanders in 2002 and 2009
In the last post, we looked at the expenditures of Icelandic households. The following graph shows the expenditure in 2009, but in a bit more detail. Click on the picture…
Expenditures of Icelandic Households 2007-2009
The above Picture shows the relative expenditures of Icelandic homes in 2009. Those interested int the source can find it here: https://hagstofa.is/lisalib/getfile.aspx?ItemID=11976. Some clarifications. ALC stands for both alcohol and tobacco.…
Domestic Migration in Iceland in 2010
The above picture shows the domestic migration in Iceland in 2010. Movements of fewer than 100 people have been omitted. Click on the picture for a larger resolution. The data…
End of Earth Countdown
Now, we all now from our Astronomy classes that the Sun will eventually blow up in size, become a Red Giant and swallow the earth. When will this happen? According…
Domestic and External Migration in Iceland in 2010
Yesterday (see here) we looked at the domestic migration in Iceland in 2010. The above image also includes the international migrations. We are using one point for the people moving in…
In and Out of Iceland
The following video shows the net immigration/emigration in/out of Iceland for the past 50 years. I was made using Processing and data from the Statistical Office of Iceland (hagstofa.is). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp29RxQhJO8&feature=player_profilepage…
The Urbanization of Iceland
Iceland is not unique when it comes down to urbanization, what is interesting though is to see that most of the flux has been towards a single city, Reykjavik. 300…
The Voter-Turnout in the Polish Parliamentary Elections of 2011
This is short video showing how (frequently) the voters in the Polish elections of 2011 voted. The darker the area, the more people voted. http://youtu.be/pXNzjBZx1qo This is based on data…
Polish Senate Elections of 2011
The Poles went to the polls on October the 9th 2011 and elected a new Parliament. There were new rules in play for the Senate elections, the one hundred (100)…