UN Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations's 17 goals which address the global challenges, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.
Human Development Index
A collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Oxford and the non-profit organization Global Change Data Lab, this website provides numerous maps, charts and data on the Human Development Index. (The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.)
United Nations Human Development Report
An annual report published by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme, this website provides data on HDI, demography, education, environmental sustainability, gender, health, human security, income, inequality, mobility and communication, poverty, socio-economic sustainability, trade and financial flows, work, employment and vulnerability.
National Geographic Mapmaker Mapmaker Tutorial
An interactive mapmaker with layers which provide visual representation of water, earth systems, climate and weather, human populations, environment, energy, culture, economy, and food production and insecurity.
World Poverty Map
Provided by the World Data Lab, this website has interactive maps and detailed data on poverty in countries around the world.
UN Water
A project of the United Nations, this website provides facts on water's relationship to climate change, disasters, ecosystems, financing, gender, human rights, quality and wastewater, scarcity, urbanization and more.
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2019
The WWDR is an annual and thematic report that focuses on different strategic water issues each year and aims to provide decision-makers with the tools to implement sustainable use of our water resources. It also includes regional aspects, hotspots, examples and stories, making the report relevant to a broad range of readers, at different levels and in different geographical areas.
CIA World Factbook
Authored by the Central Intelligence Agency, this website provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
World Bank Data on countries
This website provides visual data on countries's GDP, population, school enrollment, CO2 emissions, poverty rates as well as financial reports.
Global Consumption Index
Created by the World Bank, the Global Consumption Database is a one-stop source of data on household consumption patterns in developing countries.
Hungry Planet: Consumption Around the Globe
An infographic that provides information on consumption habits in various countries around the world.
Nation Master Electricity Consumption: Countries Compared
Nation Master, a statistics database composed of data from trustworthy sources such as national statistic agencies, governments, international organizations, provides data on energy consumption for nations around the world.
UN Women Fact Sheets: Global and Regional Insights
A project of the United Nations, this website provides facts and information and the status of women and families throughout different regions of the world.
Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a Changing World
UN Women's flagship report, this document assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation. The report features global, regional, and national data. It also analyses key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and migration.
UN Women Data Insights
This website provides infographics and data on demographic trends, trends in marital status, household composition and living arrangements, violence against women, work force participation by sex and marital status and more.
Global Education from Our World in Data
This website provides data and visualization on primary education, financing education, educational skill and financing education.
The United Nations's 17 goals which address the global challenges, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.
Human Development Index
A collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Oxford and the non-profit organization Global Change Data Lab, this website provides numerous maps, charts and data on the Human Development Index. (The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.)
United Nations Human Development Report
An annual report published by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme, this website provides data on HDI, demography, education, environmental sustainability, gender, health, human security, income, inequality, mobility and communication, poverty, socio-economic sustainability, trade and financial flows, work, employment and vulnerability.
National Geographic Mapmaker Mapmaker Tutorial
An interactive mapmaker with layers which provide visual representation of water, earth systems, climate and weather, human populations, environment, energy, culture, economy, and food production and insecurity.
World Poverty Map
Provided by the World Data Lab, this website has interactive maps and detailed data on poverty in countries around the world.
UN Water
A project of the United Nations, this website provides facts on water's relationship to climate change, disasters, ecosystems, financing, gender, human rights, quality and wastewater, scarcity, urbanization and more.
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2019
The WWDR is an annual and thematic report that focuses on different strategic water issues each year and aims to provide decision-makers with the tools to implement sustainable use of our water resources. It also includes regional aspects, hotspots, examples and stories, making the report relevant to a broad range of readers, at different levels and in different geographical areas.
CIA World Factbook
Authored by the Central Intelligence Agency, this website provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
World Bank Data on countries
This website provides visual data on countries's GDP, population, school enrollment, CO2 emissions, poverty rates as well as financial reports.
Global Consumption Index
Created by the World Bank, the Global Consumption Database is a one-stop source of data on household consumption patterns in developing countries.
Hungry Planet: Consumption Around the Globe
An infographic that provides information on consumption habits in various countries around the world.
Nation Master Electricity Consumption: Countries Compared
Nation Master, a statistics database composed of data from trustworthy sources such as national statistic agencies, governments, international organizations, provides data on energy consumption for nations around the world.
UN Women Fact Sheets: Global and Regional Insights
A project of the United Nations, this website provides facts and information and the status of women and families throughout different regions of the world.
Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a Changing World
UN Women's flagship report, this document assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation. The report features global, regional, and national data. It also analyses key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and migration.
UN Women Data Insights
This website provides infographics and data on demographic trends, trends in marital status, household composition and living arrangements, violence against women, work force participation by sex and marital status and more.
Global Education from Our World in Data
This website provides data and visualization on primary education, financing education, educational skill and financing education.