This is the fourth iteration of this thing (check out the past versions). It’s still got the impactful balance of music and delivery of statistics, but there’s tons more polish. New media has come a long way in such a short time, and this is a great nail in the coffin for the old, if it needed one. The treatments and transitions are spot-on, and this level of production and content is bound to spark some kind of inspiration in most viewers.

The video was designed by XPLANE in partnership with The Economist.