NeighborhoodInfo DC contains statistical profiles and other publications on neighborhoods in Washington DC. Aimed at supporting policy decision-makers, the site is a collaborative effort of the Urban Institute and Washington DC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). On this web site, you’ll find data on D.C. neighborhoods — population, race and ethnicity, income, poverty, employment, education,…
An inventory of over 140 datasets measuring quality of institutions, governance, and corruption. Only datasets that are available to the public are described and placed in an easy-to-use matrix. We can thank Daniel Kaufmann for this invaluable tool.
Do not mistake the OECD web site for SourceOECD. The main web site offers information about OECD publications and statistics by topic and by country. You can also browse the Statistics Portal by topic. Topics include but are not limted to: regional statistics, non-member economies, national accounts, economics, and public sector, taxation and market regulation.…
Unlike most of the publications on the SourceOECD web site, this compendium of statistics collected by the OECD is free. It provides easy access to current OECD statistics and a good way to learn what types of data are collected by this organization and where to find them. The 2006 edition is expanded from the…
New print compendium of statistics on China, its regions and municipalities
Canadian Industry Statistics – Homepage “Canadian Industry Statistics presents and analyses industry data on the number of establishments, gross domestic product and labour productivity for industry sectors belonging to the Canadian Economy using a few of the latest annual data sources from Statistics Canada. Sectors are defined in accordance with the North American Industry Classification…
Statistical Abstract of the United States This compendium of statistics contains basic tables summarizing the vast amount of data collected by the U.S. Government agencies and other selected sources. Comparative international data are included as well. The library has print editions back the very first in 1878. The newest edition is in the Ready Reference…
If you have ever used the World Resources Series published by the World Resources Institute (in cooperation with the UNDP, UNEP, and World Bank) for its data tables, you will love the EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal. Well-documented, comparative data drawn from major sources on economic, demographic, political, resources and energy topics.
The Human Development Reports (HDR) from the UNDP are now freed from their pdfs. At the newly redesigned HDR site, you can find statistical data and their documentation, either in published table format or in animated graphics. You can also create your own tables for download. What I like best is the ability to browse…