Any two series in the database
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Pick any two of the 400 longest series, from any of the 18 sources, and GLOVIZ pairs them on time and plots one against the other. Correlation is computed server-side over the matched points; Orbit's Correlations tool opens on the time chart so you can see the same question two ways. Correlation is not causation, and the point of this page is how easy it is to find a convincing coincidence.
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Moderate negative · r = -0.63815 matched observations
Inflation, CPI annual rate JPN and CO2 per capita FRAInternational Monetary Fund against Our World in Data · two axes, one time line
Sources: International Monetary Fund, Our World in Data
One against the other15 points, matched on the nearest shared timestamp
Sources: International Monetary Fund, Our World in Data
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