And, even better, put all the lines on the same chart, or at least with the same y axis scale (perhaps make them all relative to their base on the left), so that we can the relative rate of growth?
When I put the lines on the same chart it made the y axis impossible to understand. The units are so different. Maybe I'll revisit that.
Yeah around 2000-2010 the doubling is noticeable. Interestingly it's also when alot of factors started to stagnate.
Log axis solves this, and turns meaningless hockey sticks into generally a straightish line that you can actually parse. If it still deviates from straight, then you really know there's true changes in the trendline.
Lines on same chart can all be divided by their initial value, anchoring them all at 1. Sometimes they're still a mess, but it's always worth a try.
You're enormously knowledgeable and the posts were fascinating. But this is stats 101. Not doing this sort of thing, especially explicitly in favour of showing a hockey stick, undermines the fantastic analysis.