About This Visualization

Two chord diagrams showing the European debt crisis from different perspectives: who owes whom (debits) and who is owed by whom (credits).

About the Visualization

Colors indicate risk levels:

  • Orange for high risk countries
  • Yellow for medium risk
  • Neutral for lower risk countries

The left diagram shows debtor relationships (who each country owes), while the right diagram shows creditor relationships (who owes each country).

How It Works

Hover

Mouse over country arcs to highlight their connections

Tooltips

Show exact debt amounts in billions

Left diagram

Shows who each country owes money to

Right diagram

Shows who owes money to each country