Election & Democracy Statistics
- ElectionGuideFocuses on current elections, but includes previous elections back to 1998. Developed by a non-profit International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the world's premiere election assistance organization.
- International Voter TurnoutMost comprehensive global collection of political participation statistics available, covers presidential & parliamentary elections, numbers of registered voters and information of false ballots from The International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance (IDEA).
- Freedom HouseProvides scores, reports and statistics covering democracy and freedom across the world. There are reports on civil liberties, political rights, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and countries transitioning to democracy.
- Fragile States IndexRanks the level of political stability in every country in the world.
- Polity ProjectMeasures the regimes of every country from 1946 to present and provides a score for each country ranging from full democracy to failed state.
Economic & Trade Statistics
- International Economic Statistics Database (IES)Directory and search engine of web resources providing global and foreign country economic statistics.
Corruption & Governance Indicators
- Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)Ranking of the levels of corruption in 180 countries determined by experts and surveys from Transparency International.
- Worldwide Governance IndicatorsReports on indicators for 212 countries focusing on accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, rule of law and control of corruption.
- Global Corruption BarometerPublic opinion attitudes and experiences regarding corruption in dozens of countries from Transparency International
- Bribe Payers IndexMeasures the likelihood firms based in the developed world to pay bribes to operate from Transparency International.
Crime Statistics
- Global Terrorism DatabaseVast database covering domestic and international terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2011. Searching can be done by date, region, country, perpetrator group, weapon type, attack type or target type.
- UN Office of Drugs and CrimeInternational reports and statistics on international crime and drug activities.
Education Statistics
- World Bank EdStats Education Statistics - Developing CountriesProvides statistics on education expenditures, projects, attainment and reports by country.
- World Bank Databases This link opens in a new window
Explore different databases maintained by the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators (WDI) and the Global Economic Monitor (GEM). (World Bank)
Poverty
- Multi-dimensional Poverty IndexA new measurement of poverty, focusing on elements of education, health and living standards into levels of poverty. Created by the UN and Oxford University.
- Global Poverty Research GroupPublications and working papers by economists, political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists researching poverty and inequality.
- UNDP - Poverty ReductionDescribes the various UN programs to reduce global poverty.
- Brookings Insitute - Global PovertyAnalysis of policies aimed at reducing global poverty and inequality.
- Global Distribution of PovertyColumbia University project mapping global poverty. There are existing maps and data to create your own.
Health/Human Development
- World Health Organization WebsiteProvides reports on health and disease in countries and health care programs in the developing world.
- World Bank Databases This link opens in a new window
Explore different databases maintained by the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators (WDI) and the Global Economic Monitor (GEM). (World Bank)
- Human Development IndexRanks countries on the level of human development, such as poverty levels, health, life expectancies, education, equality of genders, etc.
- Global Health CouncilNon-profit group's website focused on improving health of people throughout the world through education and health programs, including publications.
- UNAIDSProviding information on the UN's AIDS initiative to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.