GBUS 330: X-Culture project

A data access system to UN databases and national data/statistics agencies.

Harmonized data for 1960 forward, covering 544 million people in 238 censuses from around the world. From the Minnesota Population Center (MPC) Data Projects.

The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.

Access Globe Smart and other resources.

Full profiles cover the history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Also includes audio and video clips from BBC archives.

The World Factbook provides information on the people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Via the Library of Congress.

160 country evaluations, drawn up on the basis of macroeconomic, financial and political data, are made freely available and provide an estimate of the average credit risk on a country’s businesses. Via the Coface Group, a world credit insurance leader and experts in trade risk.

List of the major statistical agencies for 227 countries and areas of the world, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.

NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources. A tool for generating maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics.

The OECD’s Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data.

Statistics, datasets, reports, research, and overviews of current events.

The Doing Business from the World Bank project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

World Bank Group initiative that compares the regulation of foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world. Presenting indicators on countries’ laws, regulations, and practices affecting how foreign companies invest across sectors, start businesses, access industrial land, and arbitrate commercial disputes.