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Data stories with interactive charts: how countries and cities are changing, and what it means if you move there.

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Austin, United States
HOUSING9 min read

A tale of two tech cities

Austin built through its boom and rent came down, while San Francisco built little and its rent has just hit a record.

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Tokyo, Japan
ECONOMY6 min read

Poland is almost as rich as Japan now

Poland, Lithuania, Czechia, Slovenia, Malta and South Korea started far behind Japan. By 2025 five had passed it and Poland was at 97%. Japan kept growing per worker while its share of working-age people fell.

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