The question shouldn&#x27;t be &quot;is pie chart X better than bar chart Y for making point Z?&quot; but &quot;what is the best way to express point Z?&quot;<p>In this case, the given bar chart was a poorer way to express the point. Here&#x27;s a text diagram which I believe is more informative than the give pie chart, though I have some fencepost errors due to character alignment.<p><pre><code>    [      A    │  B │ C │D]
   0&#x27;     &#x27;     &#x27;12   &#x27;    &#x27;24
</code></pre>
A variation is:<p><pre><code>    AAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBCCCCDDD
   0|     &#x27;     ½    &#x27;     |1

</code></pre>
or if you don&#x27;t want to count the letters, here&#x27;s a variation with an explicit count:<p><pre><code>          A       B    C  D
    [----12----][-5-][4-][3]
   0|     &#x27;     &#x27;    &#x27;     |24</code></pre>