Data and Statistics
Key Databases
We subscribe to several sites that provide access to statistics and data for countries around the world. You can access these via the SOAS Library Website.
Useful Websites
Guardian Data Store
The Data Store portal available through The Guardian (as part of their 'free data' campaign) provides access to and shares open data resources and government data from around the world. Other related areas of the Guardian's website include a Datablog, the World Government Data search facility, and an applications gallery. All information in the datastore is freely available and it gives links to other data sources and Google spreadsheet documents with varying standards of accompanying metadata.
Intute Social Sciences Statistics and Data
Contains links to Statistics and Data collections freely available on the internet. Also available is the Virtual Training Suite for Statistics which is a free online tutorial to help university students develop their Internet research skills. Please note that as of August 2011 this site is no longer being updated.
NationMaster
A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD and offers a user friendly means of graphically comparing nations.
Offstats
The OFFSTATS database provides access to free statistics from official sources on the web. Web links are arranged by country, region or subject.The database can be searched by a single category, or a combination of categories.All of the content of the database is held in the public domain and is available through the Internet.
Governments on the WWW
Contains links to official statistics websites of Governments around the world.
International Database
This service, maintained by the United States Bureau of the Census, provides access to a databank of demographic and socio-economic statistical tables for 227 countries and areas.
UC Atlas of Global Inequality
A statistical database which includes articles on economic globalisation: searchable by geographical area, indicator and year.
DeSTRESS
Statistical Resources for Social Sciences.
