With a team of over 450 statisticians, database experts, analysts, and editors, Statista provides users with an innovative and intuitive tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information. The product is aimed at business clients and academics of any size.
The Indices of Social Development (ISD), hosted by International Institute of Social Studies, brings together 275 indicators, synthesising them into a usable set of measures to track how different societies perform along six dimensions of social development: Civic activism; Clubs & associations; Intergroup cohesion; Interpersonal safety & trust; Gender equality; and Inclusion of minorities. The indices are composed from 30 reputable data sources for 222 countries, for every 5 years over the period from 1990 to 2020, and are updated as new data become available. The indices are aggregated using the innovative method of ‘matching percentiles’.
"The United Nations Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems."
Free access to data about development in countries around the globe. 2000+ World Bank statistical series, including World Development Indicators.
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. World Bank Open Data provides free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe.Topic categories include Agriculture & Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economic Policy & External Debt, Education, Energy & Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Labour & Social Protection, Poverty, Private Sector, Science & Technology, Social Development, and Urban Development.
A compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The database contains 1,400 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years.
The WTO provides quantitative information in relation to economic and trade policy issues. Its data-bases and publications provide access to data on trade flows, tariffs, non-tariff measures (NTMs) and trade in value added.
presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends. This latest assessment considers the results of 1,758 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2022, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,890 nationally representative sample surveys The 2022 revision also presents population projections to the year 2100 that reflect a range of plausible outcomes at the global, regional and national levels.
Explore religious beliefs around the world through an interactive map that displays the religions that are the most prevalent in each country around the world.
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