gapminder live demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
  <style>
    body { margin:0;position:fixed;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0; }
  </style>
</head>

<body>
  <script>
    var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
      .attr("width", 960)
      .attr("height", 500)

d3.csv("gapminder_avg.csv", function(data){
      
      data.forEach(function(d) {
        
        d.population = +d.population;
        d.lifeexp = +d.lifeexp;
        d.gdp = +d.gdp;
        
      });
      
      var filteredData = data
      		.filter(function(d) {
            	return d.population > 100000000;
          })
      		.sort(function(a,b) {
            return a.population < b.population;
          })
      
      console.log(filteredData);
      
      var xScale = d3.scaleLinear()
      		.domain([0,1000000000])
      		.range([0,500]);
      
      var svgElements = svg.selectAll("g")
      		.data(filteredData)
        .enter()
      		.append("g");
      
      svgElements
      		.append("text")
          .text(function(d) { return d.country;})
          .attr("y", function(d,i) { return 200+40*i;})
          .attr("x", function(d) {return 100 + xScale(d.population);});
      
      svgElements
      		.append("rect")
      		.attr("y", function (d,i) {return 176+40*i;})
          .attr("x", 100)
      		.attr("width", function (d) {
        		return xScale(d.population);
      		})
          .attr("height",36)
          .attr("opacity",0.2)

var bottomAxis = d3.axisBottom(xScale)
          .ticks(4);
      
      svg.append("g")
          .attr("transform", "translate(100,450)")
          .call(bottomAxis);
     
    })

</script>
</body>

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