Model Organization of American States

This project seeks to collect, disseminate, and foster the "use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations." The project commits to "standard scientific principles of replication, data reliability, documentation, review, and the transparency of data collection procedures." The project promotes "free public release of data sets to the research community," the release of data in a timely manner after data collection is completed, and provides "version numbers for data set and replication tracking, to provide appropriate dataset documentation, and to attempt to update, document, and distribute follow-on versions of datasets where possible."

Provides public access to datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. View datasets by agency, or search by keyword or category.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) portal to data and statistical reports. Data includes International Financial Statistics (IFS), Balance of Payments (BOPS), Direction of Trade (DOTS), and more. This source also includes access to publications and reports.

Coordinates and integrates information produced by the Center for Systemic Peace. Includes Polity IV Project, Political Regime Characteristics and Transitions, 1800-2016 data. "The INSCR data resources cover all independent countries with a total population of 500,000 people in 2011 (166 countries in 2011). Most of the CSP data resources are considered living data resources, that is, they are updated and revised on an annual cycle and reexamined whenever new sources of information become available." Some data is embargoed for approximately 12 months.

ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields. Supports and sponsors educational activities and research.

A large central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. Includes a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, and OECD. A commercial site with an easy user interface that gets researchers quickly to informative data.

Advanced search to the UNdata portal that allow users to search by keyword, select statistical areas, sources, and years.

The World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe, together with other datasets cited in the data catalog.

The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Census Bureau. 1879-2010.

Freely available databases that include journal articles, statistics, and datasets.

The most comprehensive global collection of political participation statistics available. The figures for national presidential and parliamentary elections since 1945 are presented country by country, using both the number of registered voters and voting age population as indicators. Also available are the most recent indicators of literacy and human development, as well as other data and material.

Developed by the Center for Responsive Politics, the site tracks the influence of money on US politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives.

Web site and database provided by a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.

A nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information and data on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Important projects include:
* The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
* Pew Internet & American Life Project
* Pew Hispanic Center
* Pew Global Attitudes Project
* Social & Demographic Trends