Statistical Sources

Statistics presented in world map format, with country size skewed to represent the largest to smallest users.

World Development Reports published by the World Bank, 1978 - present..

The mission of DeStatis is to "provide and disseminate statistical information which has to be objective, independent and of high quality."

Statistical office of the European Union.

FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries.

Countries ranked 1st to last on a wide variety of topics.

Published by the OECD.

Compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.

Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life.

Comparative statistics on a wide range of topic for member countries of the Organisation [sic] for Economic Co-Operation and Development.

2016.

"This edition brings the unwelcome news that COVID-19, along with conflict and climate change, has not merely slowed global poverty reduction but reversed it for first time in over twenty years." Report of the World Bank.

The Social Progress Index offers a rich framework for measuring the multiple dimensions of social progress, benchmarking success, and catalyzing greater human wellbeing.

Data on 35 OECD countries and partner countries where available.

Focus on leisure and life satisfaction.

Fifty years of Humanitarian Action. Statistics within articles on regions, and also in appendix.

Statistics mixed in text of country profiles. Entries appear in a standard format, so it is easy to compare years. Library owns 1998 to date.

Country profiles on a wide range of topics.

2010 to the present. Similar in scope to The World Almanac.

Statistics and publication from the United Nations.

Global statistical information.

Library has 1924; 1926-35; 1942; 1946; 1947; AND 1949 To date. Pot pourri of statistics and other information. Great source for its historical value.

331 indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 214 countries from 1960 to most current year.

information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.