Introduction to Comparative Politics: World Regions

Reports from independent research organization.

Public opinion surveys of European citizens since 1973.

Euro Area indicators including GDP, prices, interest rates, and more.

Biennial survey across 30 nations measuring media use, social and public trust, political and social values, and more. Since 2002.

Economic, financial, demographic, industry, agriculture, trade, and social conditions statistics for countries of Europe.

Statistics for the former member states of the Soviet Union.

Measures parties positions on European integration, ideology, and policy.

Political views of top commission officials on role of the European Commission and the future of the EU.

Economic indicators from this premier U.K. research institute.

Suggested data sources, NGOs and IGOs, journals, and news resources.

Social and economic indicators for women and children in Central and Eastern Europe, from UNICEF.

Coverage includes Europe, North America, and Central Asia.

BASEIND (Basic Social and Economic Indicators) database provides data on 250 variables under 17 groups across 57 Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) dating back to 1970. Try the new visualization tool (SESRIC Motion Chart).

Soon after the Six-Day War, Israel conducted a census of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. What turned out to be a critical moment in time and also the only census for another 30 years.

Ethnic fractionalization. Easterly and Levine's/Worldbank frequently cited dataset covering 160 countries.

Includes the African Development Report and the AfDB Statistics Pocketbook.

Results by country; not currently updated but has historical data.

Series of national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets and society conducted in 12+ African nations.

"DataFirst is a research unit at the University of Cape Town engaged in promoting the long term preservation and reuse of data from African Socioeconomic surveys."

Individual reports contain statistics.

Fertility and health surveys in Central America.

These datasets from John Carey at Dartmouth include analysis of constitutions, legislative voting, elections in Latin America, and electoral system design.

Link to CEPALSTAT, social, economic, and demographic data for LAC.

1000+ statistics for LAC countries, compiled into several databases by the IADB.

From Vanderbilt, public opinion surveys measure democractic attitudes across LAC countries.

From UCSB, chronologies and a bibliography of helpful sources when researching LAC elections.

Annual public opinion survey interviews approximately 19,000 individuals across 18 LAC countries projectable to 400 million inhabitants.

Latin American party systems and democracy and democratization.

Economic and social statistical series across 20 LAC countries covering 1900-2000.

A brand new portal to open data for Latin America.

Data and resources on governance, elections, conflict, and more from Georgetown University.

Extensive list of suggested data sources, NGOs and IGOs, journals, and news sources.

Poverty measures from 155 household surveys carried out in 21 LAC countries.