Data Vis Dispatch, October 27: Brazil elections, Apple’s iPhone Duo, and coffee prices

We're kicking off this week with some exciting news: Lula da Silva has secured a historic fourth term in office in Brazil's elections. Second-round voting saw Lula gain new voters, which reversed the outcome of the first round.

Looking at elections worldwide, Serbia's recent election resulted in a historic defeat of the long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić by the student-led protest movement. Israel's elections are being held today, with uncertainty over the outcome. Meanwhile, in the U.S., spending on ads mentioning tariffs aims to influence the results of the midterm elections.

Staying on the topic of the U.S. midterm elections, poll results are presented on the political parties, young voters, changes in Trump and party supporters, and poll errors.

Moving on to the subject of income, check out the interactive chart by FlowingData to see who has a higher net worth than you. Across poverty lines, the share of the global population living below each line has declined over the last generation. Additionally, the affordability of Netflix subscription prices varies between European countries.

Speaking of high prices, regarding coffee in particular, the cost of a tallat (the Catalan word for a cortado) varies significantly by neighbourhood due to tourism. Furthermore, café opening hours vary across Europe.

On the subject of political power, compliance with the rule of law is declining across Europe, while democracy appears to be declining rapidly in America.

We present a selection of maps covering under-occupied single-family homes in Switzerland, protests across Europe, an incident involving the leakage of cancer-causing chemicals, and Trump's redevelopment plan involving the removal of trees.

Taking a look at Hollywood, an exploration of Hollywood's past, present, and future centers has been visualized. Also, the number of awards won by horror films has been changing throughout the years.

We end this Dispatch with some other topics: the birthplace of the Swiss population, the SpaceX and Tesla merger, strikes on Russian fuel production sites, Europe's emptying countryside, delayed shipping of Apple’s iPhone Duo, and India's defence exports.