Indicators

GDP

current US$

Gross domestic product at current market prices.

214 countries · to 2024 · time series

GDP per capita

current US$

Gross domestic product divided by midyear population.

214 countries · to 2024 · time series

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power parity.

203 countries

GDP growth

annual %

Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at constant prices.

214 countries · to 2024 · time series

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

Gross national income per capita, Atlas method.

207 countries · to 2024 · time series

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

Annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator.

213 countries · to 2024 · time series

FDI inflows

current US$

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (balance of payments).

201 countries · to 2024 · time series

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

Sum of merchandise exports and imports as a share of GDP.

205 countries · to 2024 · time series

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing value added as a share of GDP.

206 countries · to 2024 · time series

Industry value added

% of GDP

Industry (including construction) value added as a share of GDP.

208 countries · to 2024 · time series

Unemployment

% of labor force

Share of the labor force without work but available and seeking employment.

187 countries

Gini index

0–100

Income inequality: 0 is perfect equality, 100 perfect inequality.

168 countries

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

Share of population living on less than $2.15 a day (2017 PPP).

168 countries

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

Maddison Project estimates reaching back to 1 CE — where each economy sits against two millennia of growth. Pre-industrial values are scholarly reconstructions spliced across benchmarks; treat deep history as approximate.

165 countries · to 2022 · time series

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

Penn World Table human capital index, based on average years of schooling and returns to education.

144 countries · to 2023 · time series

Annual hours worked

hours per worker

Average annual hours actually worked per person employed.

129 countries · to 2023 · time series

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

Share of national output paid as compensation to labor.

139 countries · to 2023 · time series

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

How much output a country gets from its capital and labor, relative to the United States.

119 countries · to 2023 · time series

Population

people

Total population, midyear estimate.

217 countries

Population density

people per km²

Midyear population divided by land area.

216 countries

Urban population

% of total

Share of population living in urban areas.

215 countries

Life expectancy

years at birth

Years a newborn would live under current mortality patterns.

217 countries

Fertility rate

births per woman

Total births per woman under current age-specific fertility rates.

217 countries

Net migration

people

Total immigrants minus emigrants, including citizens and noncitizens.

217 countries · to 2024 · time series

Population under 15

% of total

Share of population aged 0–14.

217 countries · to 2024 · time series

Population 65+

% of total

Share of population aged 65 and above.

217 countries · to 2024 · time series

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

Infants dying before age one, per 1,000 live births.

196 countries

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

Probability of dying before age five, per 1,000 live births.

196 countries

Health expenditure

% of GDP

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP.

192 countries

Physicians

per 1,000 people

Medical doctors per 1,000 people.

195 countries

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

Share of adults who can read and write.

160 countries

Education expenditure

% of GDP

Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP.

199 countries

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

Tertiary enrollment as a share of the relevant age group.

194 countries

Safe drinking water

% of population

People using safely managed drinking water services.

139 countries

Internet users

% of population

Share of individuals who used the internet in the last three months.

210 countries

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

214 countries · to 2023 · time series

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

208 countries · to 2023 · time series

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

Servers using encryption technology, per million people.

215 countries · to 2024 · time series

Access to electricity

% of population

Share of population with access to electricity.

215 countries

Energy use per capita

kWh

Primary energy consumption per person.

198 countries · to 2024 · time series

Electricity per capita

kWh

Electricity generation per person.

202 countries · to 2024 · time series

Electricity generation

TWh

Total electricity generated.

202 countries · to 2024 · time series

Renewable electricity

% of generation

Share of electricity generated from renewables.

202 countries · to 2024 · time series

Fossil electricity

% of generation

Share of electricity generated from coal, oil, and gas.

202 countries · to 2024 · time series

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

Annual production-based CO₂ emissions.

204 countries · to 2024 · time series

CO₂ per capita

t per person

Annual production-based CO₂ emissions per person.

204 countries · to 2024 · time series

Share of global CO₂

%

Share of global annual CO₂ emissions.

204 countries · to 2024 · time series

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

All greenhouse gas emissions per person, CO₂-equivalents.

193 countries · to 2023 · time series

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

Share of pre-tax national income going to the top 1% of adults (WID, equal-split).

210 countries · to 2024 · time series

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

Share of pre-tax national income going to the top 10% of adults.

210 countries · to 2024 · time series

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

Share of pre-tax national income going to the bottom half of adults.

210 countries · to 2024 · time series

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

Share of net personal wealth held by the wealthiest 1% of adults.

210 countries · to 2024 · time series

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

Gini coefficient of pre-tax national income — 0 is perfect equality, 1 maximal inequality. WID combines tax records, surveys, and national accounts.

210 countries · to 2024 · time series

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

V-Dem polyarchy index: free and fair elections, suffrage, expression. Shaded band on trends is the measurement model's 68% credible interval — V-Dem v16, back to 1789.

175 countries · to 2025 · time series

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

V-Dem liberal democracy index: adds checks on the executive and individual liberties.

175 countries · to 2025 · time series

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

Freedom from government violence and from constraints on private and political liberties.

175 countries · to 2025 · time series

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

V-Dem political corruption index across executive, legislative, judicial, and public sectors — higher means more corrupt.

175 countries · to 2025 · time series

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

Freedom to research, teach, and exchange academic views — expert-coded since 1900.

175 countries · to 2025 · time series

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

Transparency International CPI: higher means cleaner public sector.

178 countries · to 2022 · time series

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

World Governance Indicators estimate of control of corruption.

193 countries · to 2022 · time series

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

Quality of public services, policy formulation, and implementation.

193 countries · to 2022 · time series

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

Confidence in contract enforcement, property rights, courts, and police.

193 countries · to 2022 · time series

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

Likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence.

193 countries · to 2022 · time series

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

V-Dem index of women's civil liberties, participation, and representation.

175 countries · to 2025 · time series

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

Battle-related deaths from all organized violence — state-based conflict, non-state conflict, and one-sided violence. Zero means no recorded events above UCDP's 25-death threshold, not necessarily no violence.

126 countries · to 2025 · time series

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

Deaths in conflicts where at least one party is a government — wars and armed insurgencies.

126 countries · to 2025 · time series

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

Civilians deliberately killed by governments or organized armed groups.

126 countries · to 2025 · time series

Emancipative values

Welzel index, 0–1

Welzel's index of emancipative values: emphasis on choice, equality, voice, and personal autonomy.

104 countries · to 2023 · time series

Secular values

Welzel index, 0–1

Welzel's index of secular values: distance from religious authority, national pride, and deference to authority.

105 countries · to 2023 · time series

Importance of God

mean, 1–10

How important is God in your life — average on a 1 (not at all) to 10 (very important) scale.

113 countries · to 2023 · time series

Acceptance of homosexuality

justifiable, 1–10

Whether homosexuality is seen as justifiable, from 1 (never) to 10 (always).

112 countries · to 2023 · time series

Acceptance of abortion

justifiable, 1–10

Whether abortion is seen as justifiable, from 1 (never) to 10 (always).

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Acceptance of divorce

justifiable, 1–10

Whether divorce is seen as justifiable, from 1 (never) to 10 (always).

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Bribery seen as justifiable

1–10

Whether accepting a bribe is seen as justifiable — a measure of everyday integrity norms.

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Tax cheating seen as justifiable

1–10

Whether cheating on taxes is seen as justifiable — a measure of tax morale.

111 countries · to 2023 · time series

Men should get jobs first

% agreeing

Share agreeing that when jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women.

113 countries · to 2023 · time series

Men make better leaders

agree, 1–4

Agreement that men make better political leaders than women, from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree).

109 countries · to 2023 · time series

Wouldn't want neighbors of another race

% mentioning

Share who would not like to have people of a different race as neighbors.

112 countries · to 2023 · time series

Wouldn't want immigrant neighbors

% mentioning

Share who would not like to have immigrants or foreign workers as neighbors.

112 countries · to 2023 · time series

Children should learn independence

% mentioning

Share naming independence among the most important qualities children should learn at home.

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Children should learn obedience

% mentioning

Share naming obedience among the most important qualities children should learn at home.

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Environment over economy

% choosing environment

Share prioritizing environmental protection over economic growth and jobs.

110 countries · to 2023 · time series

Luck matters more than work

1–10

1 means hard work usually brings a better life; 10 means success is more a matter of luck and connections.

109 countries · to 2023 · time series

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

Pew Research Center's Religious Diversity Index: how evenly a country's population is spread across seven religious groups, from 0 (one group only) to 10 (all equal).

193 countries · to 2020 · time series

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

Share of the population that does not identify with any religion — the "nones" — from Pew's demographic estimates covering 201 countries.

193 countries · to 2020 · time series

Most people can be trusted

% agreeing

Share saying most people can be trusted, versus needing to be very careful — the classic social-capital measure.

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Confidence in government

mean, 1–4

Confidence in the national government, from 1 (none at all) to 4 (a great deal).

112 countries · to 2023 · time series

Confidence in the press

mean, 1–4

Confidence in the press, from 1 (none at all) to 4 (a great deal).

113 countries · to 2023 · time series

Confidence in courts

mean, 1–4

Confidence in the justice system and courts, from 1 (none at all) to 4 (a great deal).

110 countries · to 2023 · time series

Support for a strong leader

good system, 1–4

Whether having a strong leader who doesn't bother with parliament and elections is a good way to govern, 1 (very bad) to 4 (very good).

111 countries · to 2023 · time series

Importance of democracy

mean, 1–10

How important it is to live in a democratically governed country, from 1 to 10.

104 countries · to 2023 · time series

National pride

mean, 1–4

How proud people are of their nationality, from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very proud).

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Would fight for country

% yes

Share saying they would be willing to fight for their country in a war.

113 countries · to 2023 · time series

Interest in politics

mean, 1–4

Interest in politics, from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very interested).

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

Composite of life expectancy, education, and income.

189 countries · to 2021 · time series

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

UNDP Gender Inequality Index: higher means more inequality.

170 countries · to 2021 · time series

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

World Happiness Report life evaluation — a 3-year average of how people rate their lives from 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).

164 countries · to 2025 · time series

Freedom & control over life

mean, 1–10

How much freedom of choice and control people feel over the way their lives turn out, from 1 (none) to 10 (a great deal).

113 countries · to 2023 · time series

Life satisfaction

mean, 1–10

Satisfaction with life as a whole, from 1 (dissatisfied) to 10 (satisfied) — asked since 1981.

114 countries · to 2023 · time series

Global Peace Index

1–5

Institute for Economics & Peace: lower means more peaceful.

158 countries · to 2023 · time series

Military expenditure

% of GDP

Military spending as a share of GDP.

161 countries