International Relations Research Guide

Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across thousands of repositories on the Web. Dataset Search is currently in Beta, with the greatest coverage in environmental and social sciences, as well as government data.

The Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Statistics on a wide-variety of topics for countries in the European Union.

Compilation of data from other sources, displayable through an interactive, visual interface.

Provides census and survey data from the US and internationally and around topics such as the Current Population Survey, global health, US Census & GIS mapping, population and the environment, time use, health, and higher ed.

"Data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields."

Data for countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, as well as a selection of other developed countries

A database of demographic and socio-economic information for countries and areas of the world.

Each year the Human Development Report (HDR) presents a wealth of statistical information on different aspects of human development.

Gateway to the statistical products and services of the U.N.

Select the Data and Research tab for detailed, country-specific statistical information.

The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports, and other resources.