# Historical values in the same visualization as new values for comparison **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [December 18, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336 "2019-12-18T13:49:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Norway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9a140/32.png) [@Norway](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Norway)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/1 "2019-12-18T13:49:11Z")
For example you have an index with sales numbers for 2018 and 2019. (Showing the number of sales for each date throughout the year.) I want to compare the numbers for 2018 and 2019 in the same visualization, so the user can compare sales for 2018 and 2019. Is this possible in Kibana? ---
**Author:** ![weltenwort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/weltenwort/32/53885_2.png) [@weltenwort](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/weltenwort)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/2 "2020-01-02T10:35:12Z")
Hi @Norway, IIRC the [Timelion](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/timelion.html#time-series-compare-data) visualization type supports offsetting a series by an interval. ---
**Author:** ![wylie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wylie/32/81794_2.png) [@wylie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wylie)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/3 "2020-01-02T16:31:23Z")
Yes, the TSVB visualization type also supports an offset parameter. If you want to calculate the difference as a percentage, I've written a tutorial here: [https://www.elastic.co/blog/how-to-display-data-as-a-percentage-in-kibana-visualizations](https://www.elastic.co/blog/how-to-display-data-as-a-percentage-in-kibana-visualizations) ---
**Author:** ![Norway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9a140/32.png) [@Norway](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Norway)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/4 "2020-01-03T14:35:34Z")
Excellent, that worked very well. Thank you! Your solution shows differences in percent, and that works well. If you have the same comparison for numbers, let me know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Norway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9a140/32.png) [@Norway](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Norway)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/5 "2020-01-03T14:37:42Z")
Thanks! I have tried the offset function in Timelion, but I am not able to compare the numbers for for instance two different years. If you have a tutorial for how you do it, it would be great to see it. ---
**Author:** ![weltenwort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/weltenwort/32/53885_2.png) [@weltenwort](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/weltenwort)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/6 "2020-01-03T17:54:03Z")
How does the problem manifest? I assume you tried setting the `offset` to something like `-1y` in Timelion? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/historical-values-in-the-same-visualization-as-new-values-for-comparison/212336/7 "2020-01-31T17:54:04Z")
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