The Economist chart shows 15 measurements of the US and Chinese economies, with historical and projected data. There is a version available at this page with more statistics comparing the two nations. The Economist built the chart using specified assumptions of future activity, listed in the article. If you disagree with these assumptions you can visit the second link to devise your own charts. It would be even more useful to show these charts as a time series, with snapshots for January, then February, and so on. This “small multiples” approach capitalizes on the skill of the human eye and brain to observe differences.”]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2012/01/telling-security-story-with-charts.html