Data Sources

Data in the Data Commons Graph comes from a variety of sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys. Some sources/surveys include a very large number of variables, some of which might not yet have been imported into Data Commons. The sources have been grouped by category and are listed alphabetically within each category.

  1. Agriculture
  2. Biomedical
  3. Crime
  4. Demographics
  5. Economy
  6. Education
  7. Energy
  8. Environment
  9. Health
  10. Housing

 

Data coverage

The following charts illustrate the data coverage in terms of global statistical variables at the country, state, and district levels. The first chart illustrates the total number of statistical variables available per country, excluding the USA where data coverage is currently most extensive

 

 

This chart goes a level deeper and illustrates the total number of statistical variables available at the state level for each country worldwide.

 

 

Finally, this third chart illustrates the total number of statistical variables available at the district/county level worldwide.