More Data Than You Can Shake A Stick At
January 3rd, 2008 by HeywoodCheck out The Gapminder World, which, for lack of a better description can be called an economist’s plaything. But for reals though, this site catalogs TONS of data about most of the world’s countries, from GDP and Child Mortality Rate, to newer, more unique statistics like Internet users per 1000 people and percentage of GDP dedicated to military spending.
Gapminder tracks the data from year to year and implemented a cool animation feature so you can see trends in these statistics and more. It’s simply fascinating, particularly if you want to understand more about global trends throughout recent history. Take, for instance, the average number of babies women in Niger, Pakistan, Ireland and the US have had, respectively, since 1975, versus income. Click the graph to enlarge:
(via Phil)
