Our world is changing
Explore the ongoing history of human civilization at the broadest level, through research and data visualization.
Living conditions around the world are changing rapidly. Explore how and why.
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Why do women live longer than men?
Why is carbon pricing in some countries more successful than in others?
Global data on taxes - the new OECD tax revenue database
Most of us are wrong about how the world has changed (especially those who are pessimistic about the future)
Global education quality in 4 charts
Our World in Data for teaching – what we are learning from your feedback
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Ongoing collections of research and data by topic. Entries marked with ⭑ are the most complete.
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