Strange visualization here about the efficacy of sanctions against Russia by the NYTimes. Each country is represented as a circle sized by population which tells you, well, nothing when you're really interested in the economic might of a country exporting goods to Russia.

Not to mention that it's very difficult to quantitatively compare the area of 2D objects (circles).

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/23/world/russia-ukraine-geopolitics.html