Free data about global social change
This compilation includes links to US data on multiple topics related to demography, social, economic, political, crime, well-being etc.
Political Science
Political database of the Americas
The Political Database of the Americas (PDBA) is a non-governmental project of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at Georgetown University in collaboration with institutions like the Secretariat for Political Affairs of the Organization of Am
The macro data guide: an international social science resource
Links to international and national web-based data sources. Developed to provide links to contextual data for the European social survey.
Country rankings guide
A list of country rankings based on indicators that try to measure different characteristics of countries around the world. Most of these rankings are ongoing and recurring. Be careful when using these indexes because they often measure qualities that are difficult to quantify.
Life during growth (1999) dataset
Contains 95 macroeconomic indicators for 263 countries: individual rights and democracy, political instability and war, education, health, transport and communications, inequality across class and gender (Gini coefficients), and 'bads, Up to 4 time periods, 1960-1990. Excel format.
NationMaster
Contains international statistics on large list of topics (agriculture, crime, currency, demography, economy, education, etc.). This site is a compilation of international statistics from a wide range of governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Pew research center
The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
Henry A. Murray research archive
The Murray Research Archive is a multi-disciplinary research data archive focusing on the study of lives over time. It is a national repository for social science data on human development and social change, especially data that illuminates women's lives and issues of concern to women.
International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) Researchers Dataset
The PRS Group's International Country Risk Guide provides twenty-nine years (1984-2013) of annual risk ratings for 140 countries. The International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) rating comprises 22 variables in three subcategories of risk: political, financial, and economic.