The Big Mac Index

2018 Week 31 #MakeoverMonday

Created in the middle of the 80’s by The Economist, the Big Mac Index measure the of its given name sandwich in different countries around the globe.

The test has its importance measuring purchase power differences by using one single product available in all its source markets. The test can be questionable by its methods and they are fare from being complete rocket science, and that might be the reason why we show interest on it, it is something everyone can relate.

For its 31th week of 2018, the data visualisation project #MakeoverMonday propose a reinterpretation of the Economist famous index with data shared by the own magazine on its GitHub.

The BigMac Index

Link for the report here.