The Social Progress Index uses non-economic measures to gauge the well-being of a country's inhabitants. Covers 99 percent of the world's population. The index consists of 52 indicators, divided into three major categories: basic human needs, foundations of well-being, and opportunity.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use.
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
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