Guideline to choose among horizontal bar chart and vertical bar chart (For mobile device)

1. Are horizontal or vertical bar charts better?
2. When should you use a horizontal bar graph?
3. Where do we use vertical and horizontal bar graph?

Are horizontal or vertical bar charts better?

A horizontal chart enables you to display those values in a natural way, whereas a vertical chart of the same data does not have enough horizontal space between bars. There are ways to rotate the text, but, in most cases, the horizontal layout is both simpler to construct and easier to read.

When should you use a horizontal bar graph?

A horizontal bar chart is a great option for long category names, because there is more space on the left-hand side of the chart for axis labels to be placed and horizontally oriented.

Where do we use vertical and horizontal bar graph?

Most bar charts are plotted vertically, meaning the taller the bar the larger the category, but the data can be plotted horizontally instead meaning the longer the bar the larger the category. This is a good way to present data with long labels that would be hard to display below a vertical bar.