International Statistics -- Recommendations
- UN DataPortal for major UN statistical databases such as FAO Data, Global Indicators Database and much more. Includes links to country data services (statistical agencies).
- The World Bank DataThe World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe.
- IMF Data MapperThe International Monetary Fund Data Mapper lets you visualize data from some of the IMF’s major sources, including World Economic Outlook, Balance of Payment Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, AFR Regional Economic Outlook, and Joint IMF-OECD Statistics. You can choose from around 80 different indicators, such as GDP, inflation rate or unemployment rate.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) from the University of MichiganAllows researchers to browse the data collected by the ICPSR by Subject Terms, Series Data, or Geography.
- International Statistical AgenciesThis list is compiled by the U.S. Census.
- OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) Economic Outlook This link opens in a new windowOECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers, and statistics and is the gateway to OECD's analysis and data.
- Unicef Statistics and MonitoringUNICEF measures the situation of children and women and tracks progress through data collection and analysis. It maintains and updates global databases and promotes dissemination of evidence-based data for planning and advocacy.
International Polling
- Pew Global Attitudes ProjectConducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day. More than 240,000 interviews in 57 countries have been conducted as part of the project’s work.