Statistical tables that accompany the Human Development Reports showing key indices of human development around the world. Includes the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI)

Indicators of progress in the areas of debt, child mortality, education, environment, gender, hunger, health, telecommunications, and others.

Annual reports with statistical annexes. 1996-present.

PovcalNet is an interactive computational tool that allows you to replicate the calculations made by the World Bank's researchers in estimating the extent of absolute poverty in the world, including the $1 a day poverty measures.

NASA and Columbia University's Global Poverty Mapping Project. Includes datasets on poverty, health, and food security. Free login required to download datasets.

Also available in print (HC 59.7 .I52)

Visualize and analyze a variety of data in depth, over a long time period.

An annual ranking of 110 countries, according to a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, personal wellbeing, governance, and quality of life.