Trust & methodology

Our data sources.

We never publish a statistic without a primary source. Every chart and table links back to the underlying dataset from the institution that produced it.

  • The World Bank1,400+ economic, social and environmental indicators for 217 economies.Visit source ↗
  • United NationsPopulation, development and sustainable-development data from UN agencies.Visit source ↗
  • World Health OrganizationGlobal health observatory: mortality, NCDs, immunization.Visit source ↗
  • International Monetary FundWorld Economic Outlook, IFS, fiscal data for every member country.Visit source ↗
  • OECDCross-country comparable statistics for 38 high-income members.Visit source ↗
  • EurostatOfficial European Union statistics across every policy area.Visit source ↗
  • US Census BureauDecennial census, ACS and economic surveys for the United States.Visit source ↗
  • CDCUS public-health, mortality and behavioral statistics.Visit source ↗
  • Pew Research CenterPublic-opinion and demographic surveys across the world.Visit source ↗
  • GallupGlobal polling on wellbeing, work and society.Visit source ↗
  • UNICEFChildren and adolescent statistics worldwide.Visit source ↗
  • UNESCOEducation, science and culture indicators.Visit source ↗
  • World Economic ForumGlobal Risks, Future of Jobs and competitiveness reports.Visit source ↗
  • Google Dataset SearchIndex of millions of open datasets.Visit source ↗