In order to assess the progress that we (regions, countries, humanity) are making toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a lot of data is being collected. To make such SDG data understandable, there are usually various visualization possibilities, involving different map types and chart types. For some examples see the World Bank’s very well-done SDG Atlas, and also #TheSDGVizProject. For a thorough guide to visualizing SDG data see Mapping a Sustainable World (Kraak et al 2022).

A good catalogue of different chart types is the DataVizProject.

This MSc thesis project may include: attempting to better understand and organize the 'design space' for SDG data, comparing different maps and charts that are visualizing the same data, and/or developing a guide or work flow for exploring possible visualization options for SDG data.