Compendia
Compare countries on different measures (literacy, GDP, population) by using statistical compendia (collections of and directories to statistical sources).
- WDI: World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
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Over 1000 indicators for economics, health, demographics, government, and more for the countries of the world. - IFS: International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of time series covering more than 200 countries and areas, published by the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Covers 1945 - current. - Data Planet This link opens in a new window
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Search by topic across hundreds of datasets. Browse by data producer. Good for determining who has collected the data or statistics.NOTE: does not work on Chrome, use Safari, Firefox or IE. - UNData This link opens in a new window
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Portal to data and statistics gathered by the United Nation's many statistical agencies. Search across the unified index or link to individual agencies or country data. - ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Search the statistical abstracts of 40 countries at one time. Statistical abstracts provide a point of entry to the vast array of data available about countries.
Public Opinion Data
- World Values Survey
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Surveys individuals in countries around the world on attitudes, values, trust, and demographics. - EurobarometerPublic opinion surveys of European citizens since 1973.
- Latinobarometro
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An annual public opinion survey of approximately 19,000 interviews in 18 countries in Latin America representing more than 400 million inhabitants. - Asian BarometerPan-Asian household surveys on attitudes toward regimes, democracy, and economic reform.
- AfrobarometerSeries of national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets and society conducted in 12+ African nations.
- Pew Research CenterThe Pew Research Center gives detailed information about the income inequality and more.
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research This link opens in a new window
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One of the world's leading social science archives, with a focus on public opinion. Thousands of datasets, including international surveys, plus access to question-level searching of U.S. surveys through their iPoll tool.
Cross-National Data
- WDI: World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
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Statistical data for development indicators and time series data for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Covers 1960 - present.
Note: For data documentation, see the print reference book: World Development Indicators, at call number Ref HC 59.15 .W656.
- QoG Standard DataEnormous dataset with 1000+ cross-national variables ranging from governance to the economy from a large variety of sources.
- IMF Datasets This link opens in a new window
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Access to all of the datasets from the IMF, such as Balance of Payments Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics, Monetary and Financial Statistics and more. - OECD Statistics Portal This link opens in a new window
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Starting point for links to OECD statistics and data. We don't subscribe to all OECD data but can obtain publications via interlibrary loan if needed. - CNTS Data Archive (Cross-National Time Series) This link opens in a new window
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Statistical data, including time series data, for over 200 countries. Variables include government expenditure, trade, infrastructure and media, domestic conflict event data, elections, legislative process, numerous political measures and international status indicators. Covers 1815 - current.
- CQ Political Handbook of the World This link opens in a new window
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Provides brief country and political system information from standard sources such as Freedom House, Pippa Norris’ “democracy type” adapted from Freedom House rankings, and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Also includes maps. Note: You can also search across all of the CQ Press reference resources here.
International-State Level Data
- Correlates of WarData on alliances, militarization, disputes, and other indicators of conflict since 1816.
- USAID DataReports and Data from USAID
- Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)Participating studies include common questions in their post-election surveys.
- CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
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Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
- Global Terrorism DatabaseFrom the Department of Homeland Security and the University of Maryland, searchable database of over 100,000 terrorism incidents between 1970 and 2011.
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) DatabasesProvides datasets that center on multilateral peace operations; military expenditures; arms transfers and arms embargoes; and national reports on arms exports.
