Statistics and Data: International

"The history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities" - from site.

Access European statistics from the EU, including GDP, employment, inflation, government finance, prices, and more.

US, international, and regional data series from 61 government and private sources (e.g. Dow Jones, Standard & Poor's, BLS, Eurostar, the World Bank, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, etc.). Find consumer price index (CPI), gross domestic product (GDP), population and employment rates, interest and exchange rates, imports and exports, commodities production and prices, and more.

Web-service displaying time series of development statistics for all countries. Find videos, Flash presentations and PDF charts showing major global development trends with animated statistics in colorful graphics. Great way to visualize data and analyze what it means.

From the U.S. Census Bureau, this free resource offers demographic data on "countries and areas of the world with current populations of 5,000 or more." Browse by country or region, with data back to 1950 and projections to 2050. Find the following data: population, infant mortality and life expectancy, death rates, fertility rates, and migration rates. Use the glossary to better understand what data titles ("crude death rate" for example) mean.

World Trade Organization data on merchandise and commercial trade services along with selected market access indicators from World Tariff Profiles.

Statistics about the geography and social conditions in other countries, both current and historical. Lots of maps, charts, and other visual presentations of the data.

"Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world." - LOC.

Presents data and ratings on indicators related to "material living conditions and quality of life" for the OECD's 34 member countries (plus Brazil and Russia). Topics include housing, income, jobs, health, community, education, environment, civic engagement, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance.

Find public opinion surveys and dataset analyses of attitudes and trends regarding significant global topics, particularly those impacting the United States.

Country fact sheets offer overviews of US relations with a country and participation in various treaties and international organizations, along with links to other resources.

Find information about the people of concern to UNHCR (i.e. rrefugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, as well as the number of refugees who have returned home)

Data produced and collected by various United Nations (UN) organizations, covering topics such as agriculture, crime, education, employment, energy, environment, health, industry, population, tourism, trade, and more.

Data about development in countries around the globe. Find statistical data by country, topic or indicators.

Includes more than 900 development indicators for over 200 countries covering economic policy and debt, education, environment, financial sector, health, infrastructure, labor and social protection, poverty, private sector and trade, and public sector.

Annual data from the World Health Organization's 193 member states covering all aspects of health (life expectancy, mortality, infectious disease, health coverage, etc.).