A map of what the evidence can answer
Choose a question, then check its scope
Every measure has a geography, a definition and a source. These guides point to the pages we have, and say where their evidence applies.
A number travels only as far as its definition lets it.
Global country comparisons
Five questions, one world explorer
The explorer brings these indicators together by country and shows their years and sources. Only population is summed across countries; the other measures stay country by country. That population figure is a labelled sum of the countries held, not a separate observation for the whole planet.
- Open population in world explorer →
World Bank data · covered countries
Population
How many people live in each country?
Compare the population series held for countries and territories, with each figure’s year and source.
- Open migration in world explorer →
World Bank data · covered countries
Migration
How do arrivals and departures balance?
Explore the World Bank net migration measure by country. It is a national estimate, not a count of named communities or individual journeys.
- Open life expectancy in world explorer →
World Bank data · covered countries
Life expectancy
How long might a newborn live under current conditions?
Compare the World Bank’s life expectancy measure across covered countries and territories.
- Open where people live in world explorer →
World Bank data · covered countries
Where people live
How much of a country’s population is urban?
See the World Bank urban population share by country. The definition of an urban area can differ between countries.
- Open gdp per person in world explorer →
World Bank data · covered countries
GDP per person
How large is economic output relative to population?
Compare GDP per capita adjusted for differences in purchasing power, in current international dollars. It measures economic output, not household income.
European country profiles
Income, work and prices
These topic pages are available through published country profiles for EU member states. The directory also includes other places for which global World Bank data is available; those places do not automatically have these Eurostat profile topics.
- Explore Gini across EU countries →
Eurostat · EU member states
Income and inequality
How are household incomes distributed?
Published country pages cover the EU comparisons held by this site; the measure and survey year matter when reading differences.
- Find a country profile →
Eurostat · EU member states
Jobs
What do employment and unemployment measures show?
Browse the country profiles for the Eurostat measures available for EU member states.
- Find a country profile →
Eurostat · EU member states
Prices
How do prices and housing costs compare?
Country pages show the Eurostat price and housing measures available for EU member states.
Cyprus in depth
A closer look at one country
Cyprus has its own population, migration, wages, jobs, prices and inequality pages, built from the sources and measures described on those pages. Their findings apply to Cyprus; they are not a global series.
Start with Cyprus
Follow the data to its source, and keep each measure in its own context.