Core Statistical Databases
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new windowExtensive source of historical quantitative data about the U.S. in downloadable and customizable form.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowFull text of OECD Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. 1998 to present.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowEasy access to demographic information about the U.S. Create custom maps and reports. Covers 1790 to present.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowData on over 600 international industries from more than 18,000 sources. Includes market researcher, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.
More Statistical Databases and Websites
- Data.govThe purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
- ICPSR This link opens in a new windowICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) is the world's largest archive of computer-readable social science data.
- U.S. Census Data This link opens in a new windowProvides access to US Census data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World
Freedom House’s annual country-by-country report on global political rights and civil liberties. - GapminderA non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The site includes moving graphics that display development trends by the countries, time periods, and indicators you choose.
- Global Poverty Mapping ProjectThe Global Poverty Mapping Project has downloadable poverty data sets and maps. The Poverty Mapping Project is sponsored by CIESIN (The Center for International Earth Science Information Network) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.
- Human Development ReportsThe UN Human Development office publishes global, regional and national human development reports. Human Development Report's primary purpose is to assess the state of human development across the globe and provide a critical analysis of a specific theme each year. It combines thematic policy analysis with detailed country data that focus on human well-being, not just economic trends.
- International Programs DataMaintained by the Bureau of the Census, this database provides demographic data for selected indicators, countries and user-selected regions, and years, population statistics, and summary data, population pyramids and access to more data for a single country.
- NationMasterDesigned by a web publishing company in Australia, this site gathers statistics from a variety of sources, mostly international agencies, and presents them in an easy-to-use and interesting graphical formats.
- World Bank Data This link opens in a new windowDevelopment statistics by country, topic and indicators. Includes data visualization and analysis tools and downloadable files.