O'Malley Library: Sociology: International Statistics & Sources

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Global Gender Gap Report
Issued by the World Economic Forum, this yearly report details the gender gaps in each country for different health, economic and other benchmarks
Our World in Data
Established by Oxford University this site contains visualizations and data on topics like population, health, environment and inequality for countries worldwide and over time.
World DataBank
From the World Bank. World Development Indicators plus other international indicators.
World Health Organization
WHO strives to combat diseases, help mothers and children survive and thrive, ensure the safety of the air people breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink and the medicines and vaccines they need.

CIA World Fact Book This link opens in a new window
The World Fact Book provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Produced by the Central Intelligence Agency.
CQ Press Electronic Library This link opens in a new window
Information on American politics, federal and state government, American institutions, campaigns and elections, current events, and world affairs. Includes: CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, CQ Magazine, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, and Supreme Court Yearbook.

African Centre for Statistics
A center for data on economic, social, demographic and environmental conditions in African countries, run by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
CountryData
A data and visualization tool from the UN Statistics division to track countries' development indicators
Digital Repository of Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Links to information systems regarding economic and social development in the Latin American & Caribbean region
Economic Commission for Europe
A statistical database for the Economic Commission for Europe that contains overviews and information on demographics, economics, development, transportation and more. It has tools to allow you to make charts, tables, maps and graphs of this information.
RefWorld friom UNHCR
Collection of Country reports from the UN Refugee Agency on human rights situations worldwide
UNdata
Comprehensive database which includes most major statistical resources of international statistics from the United Nations.