LibGuides: International Studies: Statistics

Statistics

Demographics:

United Nations Statistics Division
Data from all over the world on the economy, population, and the environment.
Demographic and Social Statistics
From the UN. Birth and death rates, disability statistics, population change, marriage statistics, and more.
World Bank Indicators
Data on everything from arable land to access to electricity to ATMs per capita.

U.S. Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
U.S. Census survey data, including demographic and economic info. Great for comparisons with other countries.

Politics and the Economy:

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista.com provides companies, business customers, research institutions, and the academic community with direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.

ParlGov
Data on political parties, elections, and cabinets in democratic countries from all over the world.
Eurostat
European stats and news on trade, industry, business, environment, agriculture, transportation, employment, and population demographics.

Culture:

World Tourism Organization
Tourism data by country. Who went where (from where) and why?
Global Barometer Surveys
Search by regional perspective (Afro, Arab, Asian, Eurasia, Latino, or Global) for infographics and articles on everything from social justice issues to gender equality to religion.
Eurobarometer
Public opinions surveys across the EU from 1974 to the present. Example questions include "What do you think are the most important issues facing our country?" and "How satisfied are you?"
World Values Survey
"Thousands of political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists and economists have used these data to analyze such topics as economic development, democratization, religion, gender equality, social capital, subjective well-being... and linkages between cultural factors and economic development." - What We Do page