Bar Chart

Bar charts are used to display categorical data distribution.

The demo below visualizes the distribution of the Danish population in 2019:

Nice to know


Pros:
  1. Bar charts are simple to create.

  2. Most people are familiar to understand and read bar charts.

Cons:
  1. If the values are similar, it could be challenging to get insight from a bart chart. To solve this issue, you can use an interactive chart with tooltip or/and a zooming capability.


Accessibility

Keep in mind that you can always adapt your bar chart to be accessible, by either using a pattern fill chart or a monochrome chart.


Information


Learn more about how to create a bar chart.