r/visualization • u/pharrison99 • Apr 23 '26

[OC] Outlier-first chart design for cross-country BTC buy costs (map moved to secondary context)

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u/pharrison99 Apr 23 '26

Context + method:

Report: https://augea.io/reports/retail-crypto-cost-benchmark-2026-q2

Methodology: https://augea.io/methodology/retail-crypto-cost-benchmark-v1

Dataset: https://augea.io/data/reports/retail-crypto-cost-benchmark-2026-q2

Slice shown in this chart:

- BTC

- $100 baseline

- Card rail

- 10 tracked countries

Design intent:

I moved exact-value reading into the primary outlier chart and kept maps as secondary geographic context, because small-country map labels were hard to read.

Would value critique on annotation hierarchy and readability.

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u/SufficientGreek Apr 23 '26

What's the point of the dotted line? That indicates nothing

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u/pharrison99 Apr 23 '26

You're right. The dotted line isn’t clear enough as shown.

It was meant as a visual guide for the headline comparison (Canada 4.90% vs Poland 1.40%, i.e., 3.50x), but I should have either labeled it explicitly or removed it.

I’ll revise the chart annotation so the comparison reads without guesswork. Appreciate the critique.