Logarithmic scale

The Accelerating Pace of Major Paradigm Shifts. The same data is shown in both linear and logarithmic scales. From Scale by Geoffrey West.

Because it conveniently allows quantities that vary over a vast range to be represented on a line on a single page of paper such as this, the logarithmic technique is ubiquitously used across all areas of science. The brightness of stars, the acidity of chemical solutions (their pH), physiological characteristics of animals, and the GDPs of countries are all examples where this technique is commonly utilized to cover the entire spectrum of the variation of the quantity being investigated.

Scale: The universal laws of life, growth, and death in organisms, cities, and companies by Geoffrey West, 2017