Radial Chart

Radial charts are used to compare categorical data.

The demo below displays the total of Winter Olympics medals earned by the top 5 countries. The categories in this demo represent the countries as well as the three classes of Olympic medals.

Nice to know

Pros:

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The radial chart offers a clean estitic, and its compact shape makes the chart an excellent choice to fit into a dashboard and/or small screens.

Cons:

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Due to the circular shape of the radial the scale gets distorted which could result in difficulty to compare the data. . Take caution to switch to a bar or a column chart if the scale is distorted and unable to illustrate the comparison.

Accessibility

The radial chart can be easily adapted to suit the color-blind community (see below), by either adding a pattern fill chart or a or a monochrome chart.

Information

Learn more about how to create a radial chart.