Marimekko Charts with Python’s Matplotlib

A great way to visualize grouped and segmented proportions

Thiago Carvalho
Towards Data Science
9 min readApr 10, 2021

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Marimekko chart — Image by the author

Commonly referred to as a Mosaic plot, Spine plot, or just Mekko. This chart is often used, among other applications, as market maps to visualize industries segmented by types of customers, regions, and many other variables.

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