American Factfinder - United States Census Bureau
Data in the form of maps, tables, and reports from a variety of Census Bureau sources.

Population (race, education, income, age, sex, etc.), housing (physical and financial characteristics), economic (business, industry, trade), and geographic data gathered by the United States Census Bureau.

U.S.

Varies; some directly downloadable

no

Council of European Social Science Data Achives (CESSDA) -
Seamless interface to 12 social science data archives across Europe.

Data collections include sociological surveys, election studies, longitudinal studies, opinion polls, and census data; demographics, education, health, crime, legal systems, employment, etc.

International

Varies; some directly downloadable

no

Comparative Study of Electoral Systems -
Collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world.

These "micro" level data include vote choice, candidate and party evaluations, current and retrospective economic evaluations, and evaluation of the electoral system itself.  Second, district level data are reported for each respondent, including electoral returns, turnout, and the number of candidates. Finally, system or "macro" level data report aggregate electoral returns, electoral rules and formulas, and regime characteristics.

International

Downloadable

no

Constituency-Level Elections Dataset (CLE) -
The single largest dataset of constituency-level elections results around the world.

Includes election results for over 1000 elections, which have occurred in more than 60 countries between 1944-2007.  The results include vote and seat data for all parties that participate in an election even if they win only a single vote.

International

Available in a wide range of formats, including .POR, .CSV, SAV, SPT and XLSX formats

no

DataWeb -
A network of online data libraries, primarily within the Federal Government.

Data topics include, census data, economic data, health data, income and unemployment data, population data, labor data, cancer data, crime and transportation data, family dynamics, vital statistics data, etc.

U.S.

Uses DataFerrett, a downloadable tool for accessing large data sets

no

Eurostat -
Gathers and analyzes data from the different European statistics offices.

Varied and extensive; includes economy, finance, population, social conditions, industry, trade, transport, etc.

European Union

varies

no

FedStats - United States Federal Statistics Program
Clearinghouse for all of the major statistical agencies of the U.S. Government.

Varied and extensive; demographic, social, economic, trade, industry, education, environment, etc.

U.S.

varies, mostly PDF tables

no

Freedom House -
Organization that tracks global trends in freedom and democracy and produces comparative surveys and special reports.

Human rights and the state of democracy around the world.

International

Mostly PDF, HTML, and Excel tables

no

Global Barometer Surveys -
Effort to measure, at a mass level, the current social, political, and economic atmosphere around the world.

Reports on attitudes towards democracy, economic conditions, government ethics and/or corruption, political participation, etc.

International

Varies, mostly downloadable data with an available analysis tool

no

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) -
Search and browse through data from individual scholars, research organizations, government bodies, etc.

Varied and extensive; demographics, education, health, crime, legal systems, employment, etc.

International and U.S.

Can be downloaded w/ setup files to analyze w/ statistical software

yes

International Database - United States Census Bureau
Find tabular data for countries and regions as well as demographic indicators, population pyramids and source information for countries.

Provides demographic and socio-economic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world. Major types of data available include population by age and sex, vital rates, infant mortality, and life tables, fertility and child survivorship, migration, marital status, family planning, ethnicity, religion, language, literacy,
labor force, employment, and income, and households.

International

Tables

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International Monetary Fund Data & Statistics-
IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators.

Balance of Payment Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, Primary Commodity Prices, World Economic Outlook, etc.

International

Varies, mostly downloadable Excel files

no

IQSS Dataverse Network - The Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

Varied; arranged by institution, center, research project, and scholar.

International and U.S.

Tab delimited; can be downloaded

no

LABORSTA Internet -
International Labor Office Department of Statistics

Data for over 200 countries, including employment, unemployment, wages, labor costs, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, household income, strikes and lockouts, etc.

International

Downloadable tables

no

National Center for Health Care Statistics -
Principal health statistics agency in the U.S.

Health care and insurance; vital statistics; diseases and injuries; life stages and populations; lifestyle, etc.

International and U.S.

Varies; some directly downloadable

no

ProQuest Statistical Insight
Searches tables in the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Research Index (SRI), and International Index to Statistics (IIS).

Extensive demographic, economic, and geographic coverage.

International and U.S.

Mostly in tables; some Excel files

yes

UN Data -
Clearinghouse for major United Nations statistical databases and those of several international organizations.

Extensive and varied; includes key global indicators, education, energy, employment, environment, population, agriculture, human development, trade, etc.

International and U.S.

Varies, some can be downloaded (structured or value separated)

no

World Bank -
Extensive collection of data  to support the WB as a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

Extensive and varied; includes key development data for countries throughout the world; education, gender, health, macroeconomics, population, and external debt.

International

Varies

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World Public Opinion -
An international collaborative project whose aim is to give voice to public opinion around the world on international issues.

Extensive and varied public opinion data, including development and aid, environment, globalization and trade, governance, human rights, international security, justice, etc.

International

Mostly PDF tables within analysis

no