What is Our World in Data?
Our World in Data publishes research and interactive charts on the world's largest problems, including health, poverty, climate, energy and education. Data comes from trusted sources and is clearly documented.
Every chart can be explored by country and year, and the underlying data and charts can be downloaded and reused freely under a Creative Commons license.
Key features
- Thousands of interactive charts
- Compare countries over time
- Download data as CSV
- Charts licensed CC BY
Pros
- High-quality, well-sourced data
- Reusable with credit
- No account needed
Cons
- Focused on global topics, not local data
- Some datasets update slowly
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Our World in Data FAQ
Is Our World in Data free?
All charts and data are free to use under CC BY, with credit to Our World in Data.
Do I need an account to use Our World in Data?
No. Our World in Data works without signing up, so you can open ourworldindata.org and start using it right away.
What are some alternatives to Our World in Data?
Similar free tools that also work without an account include Datawrapper, RAWGraphs, Google Dataset Search, Gapminder Tools, CSVJSON and TableConvert.