Gleeson Library: Comparative Politics: International Statistics and Data

International Statistics and Data

Statista
Easy to use statistics search engine with access to more than a million statistics and facts.
Categorized into over 20 market sectors, Statista provides business customers, researchers, and the academic community with direct access to relevant quantitative facts on agriculture, finance, politics, and many more areas of interest.

Sources of information include market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.

On-campus link
Sage Data
A repository of standardized and structured statistical data. This tool allows users to scan and search contents of billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized views in tables, maps, rankings, and charts.
On-Campus Link
ProQuest Statistical Insight
The database includes complete tables and abstracts for publications that include statistical information.
The sources for the data are government agencies at all jurisdictional levels and some non-governmental organizations. Most of the U.S. Government publications are available full-text, and the state, foreign government, international intergovernmental organization, and non-governmental publications are increasingly available full-text. Use Power Tables to search for complete tables and use Search Abstracts to access summaries of statistical publications. The summaries include links to the full-text when available. All tables are in image format, and many are available in spreadsheet format as well.

Our World in Data
Research and data collected and published with the aim of helping to make progress against the world’s largest problems. Covers around 300 topics.

Foreign and International Government Statistical Agencies
Provides access to statistical websites from foreign and international government organizations. This list is maintained by a librarian at Purdue University.

Country Statistical Yearbooks
This guide, presented by the Data & Information Services Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, provides links to country statistical yearbooks or similar collections (census, "facts and figures," etc.) for 154 countries worldwide.

Passport
The "Cities" module provides data and analysis on hundreds of the world's major cities. Access note: Select "Cities" from the "Economies" menu at the top of the Passport homepage.
On-Campus Link

Eurostat Regions and Cities Illustrated
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. This website provides easy access to sub-national data for Europe.

OECD iLibrary Statistics
OECD publishes datasets, indicators, and statistical book series on a wide range of topics.
OECD.Stat
OECD.Stat includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies.
OECD Data
Find, compare and share data, charts, maps, tables and related publications on OECD countries and selected non-member economies.

UNdata
UNdata pools major UN databases and those of several international agencies into one single internet environment. The innovative design allows a user to access a large number of UN databases either by browsing the data series or through a keyword search.
Human Development Data and Indicators
This website provides access to data and indicators associated with the UN's Human Development Report.
UN Statistics Programmes
UNHCR Figures at a Glance
UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics
FAOSTAT
FAOSTAT, the Statistics Division of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, provides access to data for 245 countries and 35 regional areas from 1961 through the most recent year available.
UNECE: UN Economic Commission for Europe

World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to global development data.
World Development Indicators
This is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
World Bank Microdata Library
The Microdata Library is a collection of datasets from the World Bank and other international, regional and national organizations. Users need to create an account to access the data and may need to create additional accounts when using data hosted by other agencies.
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The Microdata Library includes datasets that have been produced by the World Bank, such as impact evaluation of the Bank’s operations or research on development issues. The Microdata Library also includes datasets from other international organizations, statistical agencies and other agencies in low and middle-income countries.

The microdata in the Microdata Library have been collected through sample surveys of households, business establishments or other facilities. Datasets may also originate from population, housing or agricultural censuses or through an administrative data collection processes.

NationMaster
NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources.
Population Reference Bureau
UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) is the world’s main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war.
DHS Program (Demographic and Health Surveys)
Ready-to-use data for over 90 countries from over 300 surveys covering the topics of demographics, health, and nutrition. The DHS Program is a USAID-funded project implemented by ICF International.
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The DHS Program is authorized to distribute, at no cost, unrestricted survey data files for legitimate academic research. Registration is required for access to data.
OECD Affordable Housing Database
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The OECD Affordable Housing Database (AHD) helps countries monitor access to good-quality affordable housing and strengthen the knowledge base for policy evaluation. It brings together cross-national information from OECD countries, Key Partners and EU member states.
Google Dataset Search
Dataset Search is a search engine for datasets. Using a simple keyword search, users can discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web.

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