Choosing the Right Chart Type: Bar Charts vs. Column Charts

When to Use Bar Diagrams vs. Column Diagrams

Bar charts are suitable for displaying long data labels. Column charts have limited space in the category axis. So, when your data labels are long, the category axis may look cluttered. You can reduce clutter by either slanting or rotating the labels. However, using the bar diagram will significantly improve the readability of your chart. A bar chart with the data sets placed one below the other would be a better choice in this case as it makes optimum use of space.