2024 in Numbers

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KPI Entries
95
Entries from 27 Countries
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KPI Static Dataviz
41
Static Dataviz
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KPI Interactive Dataviz
54
Interactive Dataviz
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KPI Participants
126
Participants
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KPI Men
49%
Men
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KPI Women
50%
Women

A Challenge for everyone

The Pacific Dataviz Challenge is a competition for all—of any age, background or skillset—that encourages storytelling, design, innovation and technical skill in the visualisation of Pacific data.

Participants, individually or as a team, are invited to create data visualisations that highlight important issues or opportunities facing the Pacific region.

Your submission could be an infographic, animation, dashboard, web app, poster, PDF report, drawing—almost anything you can imagine and create.

Powered by the Pacific Data Hub, the foremost portal for Pacific knowledge, the Pacific Dataviz Challenge gives you the opportunity to compete for both recognition and prizes from a total pool of $15,000 USD.

What is ‘dataviz’ exactly?

The art of representing complex information visually and comprehensibly, data visualisation (dataviz) transforms raw numbers into graphs, maps, charts, or other visual forms.

This helps tell a story on trends, patterns and relationships within the data.

Another important aspect to the competition, ‘open data’ refers to data that are publicly available to anyone for any purpose.

Dataviz beginner? Stay tuned

Throughout the competition period, we’ll be sharing resources for dataviz learners—follow us on social media to learn more.

Why participate?

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PDC Trophy

Build skills, boost your CV, deepen your understanding of key issues, and make real-world impact.

Plus through our events and webinars, connect with fellow creators and global dataviz experts—while exploring new tools and techniques in this fast-growing discipline.

Categories & prizes

The Pacific Dataviz Challenge 2025 features three prize categories, each awarding two prizes—one for the best Interactive visualisation and one for the best Static visualisation.

  • Open ($3000 USD per prize): Open to all participants worldwide, recognising the most inspiring and innovative dataviz entries, regardless of age, nationality or residence.
  • Pacific ($3000 USD per prize): Reserved for individuals or teams who self-identify as Pacific Islanders in the entry form, highlighting talent from and for the Pacific region.
  • Pacific Youth ($1500 USD per prize): For Pacific entrants under the age of 26 (born after 2000), to support and celebrate the next generation of dataviz creators in the region.
Open
  • Medallion 1

    Interactive

    $3000 USD
  • Medallion 2

    Static

    $3000 USD
Pacific
  • Medallion 1

    Interactive

    $3000 USD
  • Medallion 2

    Static

    $3000 USD
Pacific Youth
  • Medallion 1

    Interactive

    $1500 USD
  • Medallion 2

    Static

    $1500 USD

Official datasets & theme

Participants in the Pacific Dataviz Challenge need to use at least one dataset from the official list which changes for each year’s competition with the theme.

Participants are also free to incorporate other datasets from the Pacific Data Hub, or any other source of open data. All data sources will need to be listed in the submission form.

Blue Pacific 2050

Blue Pacific 2050 Logo

This year’s theme ‘Blue Pacific 2050’ references the long-term approach to working together as a region, the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.

A shared vision, it shaped by and for Pacific peoples, cultures, and their deep connection to the land and ocean.

The Strategy focuses on seven key areas:

  1. Political Leadership and Regionalism
  2. People-Centred Development
  3. Peace and Security
  4. Resources and Economic Development
  5. Climate Change and Disasters
  6. Ocean and Environment
  7. Technology and Connectivity.

View datasets on the Pacific Data Hub’s .Stat Explorer

View the Blue Pacific 2050 dashboard

Rules

  • Your dataviz must use at least one dataset from the official list.

  • Additional datasets can be used so long as they are accessible as open data.

  • Your dataviz must be made public. 

  • Anyone of any age can participate. 

  • Anyone from any country or territory can participate.

  • You are free to use any data visualisation tools of your choice. 

  • Participation in the challenge is free of charge. 

  • Download the complete rules (PDF)

Timeline

Timeline Launch
June 01, 2025

Open to submissions

Timeline Seminar
June 03, 2025 (12:00 - 13:30)

Hybrid Launch Conference at the Pacific Community Headquarters in Nouméa, New Caledonia

Timeline Webinar
June 10, 2025 (10:00 - 12:00)

Webinar on Data Visualisation with 4 Global Experts

Join the Webinar 1
Timeline Webinar
June 26, 2025 (10:00 - 12:00)

Webinar on Data Visualisation with 4 Global Experts

Join the Webinar 2
Timeline Closure
July 31, 2025

Applications closed

Timeline Prize
September 18, 2025 (12:00 - 13:30)

Prize ceremony at the Pacific Community in Nouméa, New Caledonia

Our Amazing Judges

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Dr. Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

Director, Indigenous Climate Journalism, New Narratives at The Guardian | ex-The Economist
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Yuriy Zaremba

Product Design Director at Ford | ex-Meta/Amazon/Microsoft
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Shelly Cheng

Staff Design Engineer @ Visa | Data Viz Expert | Mentor
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Viliame Cativakalakeba

Regional Civil Servant, Research & Policy Development - Pacific Island Forum Secretariat
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Alessia Musìo

Freelance Information Designer & Professor | Winner of Static Prize - Pacific Dataviz Challenge 2025
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Stay informed

Keep up to date on the 2025 Pacific Dataviz Challenge: leave your e-mail address with us and follow us on social media.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can participate as a team and as an individual, and apply to both categories, interactive and static. This means that if you're really motivated, you can submit one data visualisation individually and another one as a team for the interactive category. You can repeat the process with the static category and thus increase your chances of winning a prize through four entries.

Yes, absolutely! You’ll just need to include a signed parental authorisation when registering. If you’re a minor and you win one of the many prizes in the challenge, the money will be transferred to your legal guardian’s bank account.
To encourage young talent from the Pacific to take part, we’ve created a special “Pacific Youth” award of $1,500 USD — available in both the static and interactive categories — and reserved for those born after the year 2000. So don’t hesitate to give it a go!

You must use at least one dataset provided by the organisers on the Pacific Dataviz Challenge website, sourced from the Pacific Data Hub (the Pacific Community's open data platform). You may also incorporate additional datasets to cross-reference and enhance your data visualisation, as long as they are publicly available as open data.

Your dataviz must be created in either English or French. Similarly, you can choose to fill out your registration form in either English or French.

There are no limitations: you can use any tools of your choice!

The challenge opens on Wednesday, 1 June 2025. You have two months to participate and submit your original creation before July 31st at 11:59 PM (GMT+11, New Caledonia time).

This challenge is open to everyone without restrictions. You simply need to submit your data visualisation before 31 July by filling out the form available on the website and using at least one of the datasets provided by the organisers.
People of all ages can participate.

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