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I'm confused, because I see the two circles as being arbitrary shapes used to represent percentages, which should be directly relative to the size of the hypothetical 100%

So say this 100x100mm circle represents 100% of the welfare budget: Area of this circle is 7,850mm squared

This circle is 41x41mm: so is 41% of the size of the entire welfare budget, and the percentage that people perceive goes to unemployment benefits: WRONG a 41mm diameter circle is 1,319.6mm squared, so 16.8% of the size of the 100mm diameter circle.

And this is 3x3mm: 3% the size of the 100% welfare budget, which is the actual amount spent on unemployment benefits: WRONG a 3mm diameter circle is 7.065mm squared, so 0.1% of the size of the 100mm diameter circle

I agree with skydancer that two pie charts have been much more effective. Or even a bar chart.

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