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March 31, 2023
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March 2024
Date range
10000 BCE – 2021 CE
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persons
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Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Child mortality rateGapminder & UN IGME
Distribution of electoral democracy indexV-Dem, weighted by population
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?Current estimates
Human Development Index vs. Augmented Human Development Index
Populationsince 10,000 BCE
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Access to electricity vs. share in extreme poverty
Access to electricity, urban vs. rural
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capitaWorld Bank
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capitaLong-term data
Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita
Air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Alcohol consumption vs. GDP per capita
Annual average growth of trade vs. GDP per capita
Annual growth of the income or consumption of the poorest 40% vs. the total population
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capitaPenn World Table
Annual working hours vs. labor productivity
Antibiotic use in livestock vs. GDP per capita
Anxiety disorders prevalence vs. GDP per capita
Anxiety disorders prevalence, males vs. females
Asperger syndrome prevalence in males vs. females
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Autism prevalence in males vs. females
Average alcohol consumption by 15-19 year old males vs. females
Average learning outcomes vs. GDP per capita
Average learning outcomes vs. government expenditure per primary student
Average number of children vs. child mortality
Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
Bipolar disorder prevalence, males vs. females
Borrowing to start or expand business, men vs. women
CO₂ emissions per capita
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. population growth
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity
Cardiovascular diseases death rate vs. GDP per capita
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Change in Global Hunger Index vs. Global Hunger Index in 1992
Change in Global Hunger Index vs. Population growth
Change in children per woman and female labor force participation
Child mortality by sexUN IGME
Child mortality rateUN IGME, slope chart
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy
Child mortality rate vs. share of population practicing open defecation
Child mortality vs. health expenditureGapminder
Child mortality vs. per capita health expenditure
Child mortality vs. prevalence of stunting
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Children in employment vs. hours worked by children
Children per woman vs. GDP per capita
Children per woman vs. Human Development Index
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Children per woman vs. average years of schooling
Children per woman vs. number of children wanted
Children per woman vs. share living in extreme poverty
Children per woman vs. share of women with no education
Children who experience violent discipline vs. GDP per capita
Children who experience violent discipline, boys vs. girls
Comparison of extreme poverty estimates, World Bank PIP vs. Bradshaw & Mayhew (2011)
Confidence in the effectiveness of vaccines vs. perception of importance
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index
Contraceptive prevalence: modern methods vs. any methods
Corruption Perception Index vs. share of people who have bribed
Daily per capita fat supply vs. GDP per capita
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Daily protein supply of animal origin vs. plant origin
Death rate from cancers vs. GDP per capita
Death rate from cancers vs. income inequality
Death rate from indoor air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Death rate from indoor air pollution vs. share in extreme poverty
Death rate from outdoor air pollution in 1990 vs. 2019
Death rate from outdoor air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Death rate from particular matter air pollution vs. PM2.5 concentration
Death rate from pneumonia for children vs. GDP per capita
Death rate from unsafe water sources vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Depression prevalence vs. self-reported life satisfaction
Depressive disorders prevalence, IHME vs. WHO
Depressive disorders prevalence, males vs. females
Diabetes prevalence vs. GDP per capita
Diarrheal diseases death rate in children vs. GDP per capita
Dietary land use vs. GDP per capita
Dietary land use vs. beef consumption
Disease burden due to communicable diseases vs. GDP per capita
Disease burden from non-communicable diseases vs. GDP per capita
Disease burden vs. health expenditure per capita
Distribution of liberal democracy indexV-Dem, weighted by population
Eating disorders prevalence, males vs. females
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Electoral democracy today vs. past average years of schooling
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population
Employment-to-population ratio, men vs. women
Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over timeHarmonized over time estimates
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Female employment-to-population ratio, 2020 vs. 1980
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita
Female labor force participation rates1980 vs. 2020
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending
Female labor force participation rates by national per capita income
Fertility rate: children per womanSlope chart
Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita
Five-year breast cancer survival rates vs. GDP per capita
Five-year lung cancer survival rate vs. GDP per capita
Food supply vs. life expectancy
GDP per capita vs. electoral democracy
GDP per capita vs. energy use
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table
GDP per head vs. share of industry in GDP
GDP per head vs. share of industry in employment
GDP per head vs. share of services in GDP
GDP per head vs. share of services in employment
Gender gap in average wages
Gender gap in hourly wages vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation
Gender gap in leisure time
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capitaBy continent
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capitaBy income group
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Global Hunger Index in 2017 vs. population growth 1992-2015
Global Hunger Index vs. GDP per capita
Global child deaths by cause
Government effectiveness vs. liberal democracy
Government spending as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Happiness vs. life satisfaction
Health insurance coverage vs. GDP per capita
Healthcare access and quality by level of healthcare spending
Healthcare expenditure vs. GDP
Healthy life expectancy vs. health expenditure per capita
Hidden Hunger Index vs. GDP per capita
Hidden Hunger Index vs. share in extreme poverty
Hidden Hunger Index vs. share of energy intake from cereals, roots and tubers
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capitaUNODC
How much we think we spend on healthcare vs. how much we actually do
Human Capital Index vs. GDP per capita
Human Development Index vs. Corruption Perception Index
Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Human Development Index vs. mean male height
Human rights index vs. GDP per capita
Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index
Human trafficking victims over 18 years old, male vs. female
Human trafficking victims under 18 years old, male vs. female
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after taxOECD, scatterplot
Income or consumption of the poorest and richest 10%
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)WID
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)WID
Indoor air pollution death rate vs. access to clean fuels for cooking
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health expenditure per capita
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Knowledge about HIV prevention in young men vs. women
Labor cost ratio and attainment levels
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15-24, 2020 vs. 1980
Labor force participation, younger vs. older women
Land ownership, men vs. women
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production
Level of urbanization vs. GNP per capita
Life expectancyMarimekko
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capitaMaddison, historical
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capitaWorld Bank
Life expectancy vs. expected years lived with disability or disease
Life expectancy vs. health expenditure
Life expectancy vs. healthcare expenditure
Life expectancy vs. liberal democracy
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality
Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita
Literacy rates vs. average years of schooling
Literacy rates, adult female, one-sentence test (DHS) vs. self-reports (UNESCO)
Literacy rates, adult male, one-sentence test (DHS) vs. self-reports (UNESCO)
Loan from a financial institution, poorest 40% vs. richest 60%
Malaria deaths: IHME vs. WHO estimates
Malaria prevalence vs. GDP per capita
Male vs. female informal employment as share of total employment
Malnutrition death rate vs. GDP per capita
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Maternal mortality ratioSlope Chart; World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio vs. GDP per capita
Maternal mortality vs. female labor force participation, United States
Maternal mortality vs. health expenditure over time
Maternal tetanus vaccination by neonatal tetanus incidence
Mean income or consumption per dayMarimekko
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Mean vs. median income or consumptionWorld Bank
Measles vaccine coverage worldwide vs. measles cases worldwide
Meat consumption vs. GDP per capita
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Mothers who have lost a child under five, across birth cohorts
National poverty line vs. GDP per capita
National poverty line vs. mean daily income or consumption
National poverty line vs. median income or consumption per day
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Natural population growth rate vs. median age
New cases of HIV per 1000 individuals, UNAIDS vs. IHME estimates
Participation of women in purchase decisions
Participation time in employment per day
Participation time in household and family care per day
Participation time in leisure, social, and associative life per day
Participation time in personal care per day
Participation time in study per day
Participation time in travel per day
Per capita CO₂ emissions by region
Per capita plastic waste vs. GDP per capita
Perceived importance of national funding for anxiety/depression research vs. GDP per capita
Perceived importance of science in treating anxiety or depression vs. GDP per capita
Population10,000 BCE to 2100, with UN projections
Population density vs. GDP per capita
Population whose cause of death is registered
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a dayMarimekko
Prevalence of ADHD in males vs. females
Prevalence of HIV, UNAIDS vs. IHME estimates
Prevalence of HIV: Share of young males and females infected with HIV
Prevalence of alcohol use disorders in males vs. females
Prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age vs. GDP per capita
Prevalence of drug use disorders, males vs. females
Prevalence of modern contraception methods vs. women's educational attainment
Prevalence of stunting vs. improved sanitation facilities
Prevalence of undernourishment vs. share in extreme poverty
Prevalence of underweight children vs. share in extreme poverty
Prevalence vs. intensity of multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
Price level relative to the US vs. GDP per capita
Productivity vs. GDP per capita
Productivity vs. educational attainment
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities, urban vs. rural
Proportion of women participating in the labor force
Protein supply from animal foods vs. GDP per capita
Ratio of female to male labor force participation ratesSlope chart
Schizophrenia prevalence, males vs. females
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index
Share in multidimensional poverty vs. Multidimensional Poverty IndexCurrent estimates
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Share living on less than $3.65 per day vs. share in multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
Share living on less than $6.85 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of expenditure assigned to education
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories
Share of adult women overweight or obese vs. daily caloric supply
Share of adults borrowing from a financial institution vs. family or friends
Share of adults who smoke vs. GDP per capita
Share of calories from animal protein vs. GDP per capita
Share of children in employment, boys vs. girls
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
Share of children who are stunted vs. GDP per capita
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Share of disease burden from NCDs vs. GDP per capita
Share of disease burden from communicable diseases vs. GDP per capita
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Share of industry in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Share of low-pay earners who are female vs. GDP per capita
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture
Share of male vs. female employment in industry
Share of male vs. female employment in services
Share of males vs. females with autistic spectrum disorder
Share of men vs. share of women who drank alcohol in last year
Share of out-of-pocket expenditure vs. GDP per capita
Share of people who report having intentions to start business
Share of population living in extreme povertyMarimekko
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
Share of population subjected to sexual violence, male vs. female
Share of population with alcohol use disorder vs. alcohol consumption
Share of population with alcohol use disorder vs. drug use disorder
Share of population with cancer vs. GDP per capita
Share of teachers who are female in primary vs. tertiary education
Share of the population subjected to physical violence, male vs. female
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation
Share of urban vs. rural population using safely managed sanitation facilities
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Share vs. intensity of multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
Share with alcohol or drug use disorders, men vs. women
Smoking in men vs. women
Staff compensation as a share of total expenditure in primary public education vs. GDP per capita
Stunting vs. GDP per capita
Suicide rate vs. death rate from violenceIHME
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita
Tax revenues as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Tax revenues vs. electoral democracy
The global population hockey stick
The maternal mortality ratio in 2000 and 2017World Bank
Time spent in employment per day
Time spent in study per day
Time spent on leisure, social, and associative life per day
Time spent on unpaid care and domestic work, women vs. men
Top marginal income tax rates, selected countries
Trust in doctors and nurses vs. disagree that vaccines are safe
Two measures of government expenditure as a share of GDP
Unemployment rate by gender
Urban population vs. GDP per capita
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP3) vs. GDP per capita
Vaccination coverage by income
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty
Weekly hours worked by children (7-14) vs. GDP per capita (PPP)
Weekly working hours vs. hourly wage, by wage decilePaid and self-employment
Weekly working hours vs. hourly wage, by wage decilePaid employment only
Women participating in decision-making vs. children per woman
Women's educational attainment vs. number of children per woman
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index
Working children out of school vs. hours worked by children
World crude oil price vs. oil consumption
Years lived with disease or disability vs. GDP per capita
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use
Average performance of 15 year olds on the mathematics scale girls vs. boys
Average performance of 15 year olds on the reading scale, girls vs. boys
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Death rate from indoor air pollution vs. per capita energy use
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Improved water sources vs. GDP per capita
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy consumption
Per capita electricity consumption vs. GDP per capita
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic drinking water
Share of urban vs. rural population using safely managed drinking water
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy consumption
Urban improved water access vs. rural water access
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita
Child mortality in the past vs. todayUN IGME
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Child mortality vs. level of prosperity
Deaths attributed to household air pollution vs. deaths attributed to ambient air pollution
Distribution of deliberative democracyV-Dem, weighted by population
Distribution of democracyPolity, weighted by population
Distribution of democracy indexEIU, weighted by population
Distribution of democratic featuresBTI, weighted by population
Distribution of egalitarian democracyV-Dem, weighted by population
Distribution of participatory democracyV-Dem, weighted by population
Drowning death rate vs. GDP per capita
Gini Index around 2015 vs. Gini Index around 2000
Gini index of consumption in 2015 vs. 1990Consumption & income
Gini index of consumption in 2015 vs. 1990Income only
Gini index of income in 2015 vs. 1990Inc. non-survey years
Gini index of income in 2015 vs. 1990Survey years only
How does extreme poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?Current estimates, 2011 PPPs
How have things changed?
Human Capital Index in males vs. females
Inequality in 1990 vs. 2015
Learning outcomes, minimum vs. advanced achievement
Learning-adjusted years of schooling vs. Corruption Perception Index
Literacy rate of young men vs. womenScatterplot
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population
Literacy rates, one-sentence test vs. official estimate
Marriages per 1,000 people, 1990 vs. 2010
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita2011 PPPs
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita2011 PPPs
National average learning outcomes1985 vs. 2015
Number of child deathsSlope chart
Numeracy skills of adults young adults and adults, 2015
Numeracy vs. literacy skills of adults
Population
Preterm birth complication mortality rates vs. income
Prevalence of mental health disorders in males vs. females
Public opinions about homosexuality
Road incident death rate vs. GDP per capita
Road mortality rate, IHME vs. WHO data
Sex gap in life expectancy vs. non-communicable disease death rate
Share of 15-year olds in the highest mathematics score level, girls vs. boys
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita
Share of population using safely managed drinking water services, rural vs. urban
Tax revenues as a share of GDP vs. income inequality
The burden of disease vs. GDP per capita
Trust in others vs. trust in police, Europe
UNESCO literacy rate vs. PIAAC literacy proficiency
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on Maddison GDP per capita data
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Vegetable supply per person vs. GDP per capita
Years lived with disability vs. health expenditure per capita
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