General Data Guides & Sources
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WDI: World Development Indicators This link opens in a new windowStatistical 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. -
CNTS Data Archive (Cross-National Time Series) This link opens in a new windowStatistical 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.
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UNData This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
A single gateway to the UN's 24 statistical databases and 60+ million records).
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SIPRI Military Expenditure DatabaseThe SIPRI Military Expenditure Database contains consistent time series on the military spending of countries for the period 1949–2018.
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Global Militarization IndexFrom the Bonn International Center for Conversion: The GMI compares a country’s military expenditure with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its health expenditure.
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Freedom HousePublishes Freedom in the World and Freedom of the Press, annually assessing civil liberties and media independence in 200 countries and territories.
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Polity IVMeasures regime characteristics (democracy/autocracy) for all states over 500,000 from 1800 to 2008.
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Association of Religion Data ArchivesSurveys and data on religious membership in the U.S. and internationally.
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Princeton Conflict and Security Data GuideList of sources for data on global conflict and security. Many require you to register to download data. Variety of interfaces can be difficult to navigate, so reach out if you need help. *Some links are not available without a Princeton login.*
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Harvard DataverseAn open repository hosted at Harvard in which authors can deposit their replication datasets. Includes datasets from important journals and research projects, such as American Journal of Political Science and survey organizations like Gallup.
