Our World in Data
Visualizing the long-term changes in our world – Tweeting the latest updates on our web publication – Based out of @UniOfOxford & founded by @MaxCRoser
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The world population is changing: For the first time there are more…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on World Population Growth.
As the world's poorest economies are stagnating half a billion are expected…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Global Extreme Poverty.
Oceans, land and deep subsurface: how is life distributed across environments?
Where do we find life on earth? Despite being vast, the oceans are home to just 1% of life – but the majority of animals. See how the different lifeforms are split across these global environments.
Top incomes: more women, but still very male-dominated
How hard is it for women to make it to the top? Recent research using income tax data from a number of high-income countries casts light on this. Although improving, we see that women are still very…
Malaria was common across half the world – since then it has…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Malaria.
Net Results: We are winning the fight against malaria and you can…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Malaria.
Humans make up just 0.01% of Earth's life
Our planet is home to an incredible diversity of organisms. What does the earth's biodiversity look like in the big picture?
The global population pyramid: How global demography has changed and what we…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on World Population Growth and Future Population Growth.
India will soon overtake China to become the most populous country in…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entries on World Population Growth and Future Population Growth.
Which are the most patient countries in the world?
A couple of months ago, a group of leading economists published a research paper studying cross-country differences in character traits like patience, risk aversion, reciprocity, altruism, and trust.1
We are hiring! Do you want to join our team as a…
We from Our World in Data are currently at Y Combinator in Silicon Valley as one of the few academic non-profits ever to be selected. The experience here helped us to develop a very clear vision for…
Cancer death rates are falling; five-year survival rates are rising
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Cancer.
Number of rough sleepers in England has increased more than 250% since…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Homelessness.
The death of UK coal in five charts
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entries on Fossil Fuels and Energy Production & Changing Sources.
Our World in Data is at Y Combinator
Usually we write to you from Oxford where it’s often cold and dark. Not this time: for 10 weeks this winter we are in California instead.
How many children are not in school?
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on the Global Rise of Education.
We are looking for a short-term designer to redesign our site
For years we focused on research, our database, and our visualization tool and we haven't thought much about design and usability. This needs to change and over the last weeks Daniel and Jaiden – our…
How many internet users does each country have?
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on the Internet.
The number of children dying each year has more than halved since…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Child Mortality.
Number of people in the world without electricity falls below one billion
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Energy Production & Changing Energy Sources.
Who emits more than their share of CO₂ emissions?
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on CO₂ and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
India's population growth will come to an end: the number of children…
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on World Population Growth and Future Population Growth.
Global inequalities in CO₂ emissions, based on consumption
This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on CO2 and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Is income inequality rising around the world?
Rising levels of inequality has become a key political issue in recent years; "the defining issue of our time," as Barack Obama described it back in 2013. It was at the heart of the Occupy movement…
