Waffle Chart
A 10x10 grid of squares colored by proportion. An intuitive alternative to pie charts for showing percentages and part-to-whole relationships.
Template details
- chart
- waffle
- percentage
- proportion
- grid
- d3
When to use this template
This visualization clearly communicates the composition of a whole, making it easy to visually estimate proportions and compare the relative sizes of a few categories. An analyst would reach for it to highlight how individual components contribute to a total, particularly when emphasizing discrete units or percentages.
- Categorical data representing parts of a single whole
- Numerical values summing to 100% or a clear total
- Small number of categories (typically 2-7 segments)
- Discrete, non-overlapping categories with associated proportions
- Data where individual units (e.g., 1% per square) are meaningful