The Gulf of Mexico oil leak is spilling 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the ocean. If the Exxon Valdez spilled about 250,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska, then how long will it take that to reach the level of the Exxon Valdez spill? Visual Economics answers that question and several others in a new infographic about the oil spill.

You may have heard about BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico over the past few days. This is a visual representation of just how much it’s costing BP (and the rest of the world).

Cost & Effects of The BP Oil Spill @ Visual Economics

The larger graphic is after the break.