This is a list of data resources that we recommended you should look at in addition to any national or regional sources.
Alongside each resource is a number indicating which domain the resource is useful for.
You can search resources, using the search box below or click on a domain number to filter resources by domain.
| Barometer Surveys
2 6 7 | The Barometer series of surveys are carried out separately across different regions as follows: Eurobarometer, Americas Barometer, Afrobarometer, Latinobarometro and Asiabarometer. These surveys focus on values, voice and participation, as well as the perception of democracy and governance. Disaggregation is limited and is generally with regard to gender, education and age- and sometimes by income level - though this varies across regions. While some basic surveys covering a limited range of indicators are usually carried out every six months to a year, there are also special editions that are more comprehensive. It is worth taking time to check what information is available by referring to the survey documentation. Access is free and although you can use the online analysis tool, the micro data allows you to compute various inequality measures and disaggregate measures by key characteristics. Afrobarometer Americas Barometer Asian Barometer Eurobarometer Latinobarometro Barometer Surveys |
| Credit Suisse Annual Global Wealth Report
4 | Credit Suisse produces an annual global wealth report and an annual global wealth databook. It seeks to capture net wealth, taking into account all assets and debt. It provides measurements of overall wealth per country, as well as looking at the pattern of distribution of wealth within countries. |
| Demographic and Health Surveys
1 2 3 5 7 | The DHS is a well-established, standard survey that is applied across many developing countries. It provides high quality data relating to marriage, fertility, family planning, maternal and child health (including mortality and child immunisation), maternal and child nutrition, malaria and HIV/AIDs. Some countries include additional modules (on domestic violence, women's status, child labour or female genital mutilation, for example). Surveys are housed at a central source (at the link below) and will generally also be published on the websites of national statistical institutes. It is possible to download datasets. However, this may not be necessary unless you want to do statistical analysis with raw data given the comprehensive information provided in Final Reports. Data are often disaggregated by gender, location (urban, rural and by region), income level and education level. |
| European Quality of Life Survey
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | The EQLS is a European wide survey run by Eurofound. It is conducted every five years and has a focus on general living conditions as well as issues of social support, loneliness and exclusion. An online analysis tool is available though it is likely that downloading micro data would be the best approach to analyse fully across indicators and measures. |
| European Social Survey
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | The ESS is a biannual survey conducted across almost all of Europe. It is very comprehensive, covering topics of interest including health, the family, personal wellbeing and participation in many different cultural, business and community spheres. Data are freely available and cover a comprehensive level of disaggregation including aspects of gender, disability, income levels, age and education levels. An online analysis tool is available though it is likely that downloading micro data would be the best approach to estimate the range of inequality measures within the Framework. With this online tool it is possible to look at how privilege and disadvantage overlap across indicators and measures. |
| European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions
5 7 | The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is an instrument aiming at collecting household data related to income, poverty, social exclusion and living conditions. This instrument is maintained as part of Eurostat. It is difficult to access micro data via this site, as researchers need to submit a request for recognition as a research entity as well as a research proposal to gain permission. However, there is an online analysis tool that can be used to extract information. Disaggregation is comprehensive with different inequality measures disaggregated by gender, income level, occupation, education level, region, citizenship and other relevant categories. |
| European Working Conditions Survey
4 | The EWCS is a European wide survey run by Eurofound which is conducted every five years. It is a specialised survey focused on the terms and conditions of employment and economic activity outside the household. An online analysis tool is available though it is likely that downloading micro data would be the best approach to disaggregation of inequality measures. |
| Eurostat
1 2 4 | Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. It collates information from many different surveys and sources and covers all EU countries. The database has information on many different themes including employment, health, education, living conditions and quality of life. Information is generally disaggregated by gender and age and sometimes by other characteristics such as income status and education levels. It is difficult to access micro data via this site, as researchers need to submit a request for recognition as a research entity as well as a research proposal to gain permission. However, there is an online analysis tool that can be used to extract information. |
| Fund for Peace Fragile States Index
7 | The Fund for Peace Fragile States Index has a number of indicators covering cohesion, economic, political and social. It aims at global coverage and provides a global index for comparison between countries, as well as a dashboard to enable analysis on a country basis. Some of these indicators may also be useful for analysis of drivers and policy options. |
| Gallup World Poll
7 | Gallup is a US research-based, global performance-management consulting company, known for its public opinion polls conducted worldwide. It conducts the Gallup World Poll to research citizens' opinions on a wide range of issues including media freedom, security, leadership approval, happiness and employment. As this is a private company the data are not available for free. |
| Global Burden of Disease
1 | The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation maintains the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. It gathers global data related to mortality, diseases and injuries, disaggregated by age and gender. There is no micro data available but there are detailed country level statistics accessible via the online analysis tools. |
| Global Health Observatory
1 | The World Health Organisation maintains the Global Health Observatory as a global data source on life and health issues. It has an online analysis tool that enables selection by country and a particular indicator. Available disaggregation is mainly limited to age and gender. |
| ILO Stat
4 | The ILO provides a lot of information related to employment, sectoral and occupational characteristics and job quality, earnings, health and safety at work, as well as on aspects such as trade unions and strikes. The data reported here are gathered through other instruments and collated. This includes reporting all of the national Labour Force Surveys available online. The ILO's statistical coverage is nearly global and there is good reporting of data for many developing countries. It is not possible via this site to get access to micro data but you can find out the underlying sources being reported and investigate these further. Disaggregation by gender is common. However, other levels of disaggregation depend on the underlying source and so vary. |
| International Labour Organisation Forced Labour Platform
4 | This is the ILO's platform on forced labour. It aims to have global coverage and to collect information from as many countries as possible. Though there is global data provided on the site, there is also a lot of qualitative information, with many special reports on different industries and different countries. |
| OECD Stats
4 | OECD Stats collects data for OECD countries as well as some non-member countries (Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Russia, South Africa). Data are collected on a wide range of topics including social protection, social expenditure by sector, income distribution and poverty. It is one of the few sources of data on measures such as 'indebtedness' and 'housing costs overburden'. It is not possible to access micro data via this site but you can analyse and extract data using the online tools. |
| OSCE - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (Hate crime reporting)
1 2 | The OSCE-ODHIR is a regional human rights office. It maintains a website to report on hate crime in its participating states. This is not an official survey but it collates information from groups that monitor hate crime in the various countries covered. Information is available on different types of hate crimes, for example disaggregated by religion and other aspects of identity. |
| Pew Research Centre Surveys on Religion
| The Pew Research Centre (a US based fact tank) conducts surveys on religion and public life. Their website hosts special country or regional level surveys as well as a global dataset (compiled since 2007) regarding government restrictions on, and social hostilities towards, religion. |
| PovCal, World Bank
4 | This World Bank database is a very useful source for data on income and consumption inequality. It has near global coverage and spans several decades. Information is, to an extent, standardized across countries. The site provides an online analysis tool that can be used to download the data you need. |
| Sustainable Development Goal Indicators Global Database
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | This global database has been set up to track progress against the SDGs. You can select your country and view all indicators and information available across a wide variety of areas including health, education, water and sanitation, energy, poverty, employment and many more aspects. The level of disaggregation available varies a lot between countries. It may be useful to use this source as a starting point to find out the underlying source of information (a mapping between our inequality measures and SDG indicators is provided within the Framework). You can then consult this source directly and potentially find more disaggregated information available. United Nations, Sustainable Development Goal Indicators Global Database |
| UN Crime Trends Survey, UN Office on Drugs and Crime
1 | The UN-CTS provides freely accessible, statistical information on crime trends in member countries, including homicide, assaults, sexual violence, robbery, kidnapping and theft. It also provides information on criminal justice systems including people arrested, prosecuted, convicted and in prison, as well as criminal justice system resources. Its coverage is nearly global and information is updated annually. Data mainly relate to the incidence of crime, and there is not a lot of disaggregation of data apart from by gender. |
| UN Data, Live Births by Gender
1 | The United Nations Statistics Division maintains global data related to population size and composition. It is mainly unrelated to the indicators and measures chosen here in the multidimensional inequality framework. However, there is an exception with the 'live births by gender' measure. This indicator can be accessed directly at the link below. |
| World Values Survey
1 2 3 5 6 7 | The WVS is a global survey that has been going on for several decades. It covers around one hundred countries and is conducted generally every five years. This survey has information on several areas of interest, particularly in relation to values and attitudes and political participation. It has an interactive online analysis tool that is straightforward to use. Disaggregation of measures is limited but is generally available by income level/social class and by gender. The micro data are free to download. |
| World Wealth and Incomes Database
4 | The World Wealth and Income Database (WID.world) was initially created as The World Top Incomes Database in January 2011 but was renamed in December 2015. It aims to provide open and convenient access to the most extensive available database on the historical evolution of the world distribution of income and wealth, both within and between countries. Efforts are ongoing to expand the time and geographical coverage of the database, in particular for the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. |