GEOG 342: Geography of Inequality - Spring 2025: Maps & Statistical Data

International Statistical Databases & Library Resources

Sage Data
Social-science data and statistics from a variety of sources. Includes Claritas Consumer Profiles.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Find statistics on population, economic conditions, labor, health, education, natural resources, pollution, and many other topics.
UN Comtrade Database
Comprehensive source for world trade data.
International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance.
AtoZ World Trade
Compilation of data sets, statistics, and background information on topics relating to international trade. Access to this resource will end Oct. 1st, 2025.

World Bank Data Bank
DataBank is an analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of time series data, including World Development Indicators, on a variety of topics.

International Maps

The Atlas of Global Inequality
This book considers the issue of global inequality in all its dimensions -- with a special focus on power, economic, social, health, and access inequalities. Available in physical and e-book forms.
The Penguin state of the world atlas
2012 is the latest edition, but earlier editions also available
The women's atlas
2018 is the latest edition but earlier editions also available
ReliefWeb Map Centre
ReliefWeb is the world’s leading on-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. The site is administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

SimplyAnalytics
Create maps and tables of demographic, business, and marketing variables. (Formerly known as SimplyMap.)
PolicyMap
Online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the United States
Social Explorer
Maps and reports based on U.S. Census and other data sources, 1790 to present.

King County Census Viewer
View maps and tables for more than 100 community census data indicators for 77 defined places throughout King County. Data displayed at census tract or block group level within each place.

Explore Census Data
Census and survey data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.

UW Libraries Maps & GIS Resources

International Maps

Online International Maps - Comprehensive set of international online maps from UT Libraries
TradeStats Express
Shows U.S. exports to other countries; balance of trade statistics

UN Data
Includes UN statistical databases in education, employment, energy, environment, food and agriculture, health, human development, industry, information and communication technology, national accounts, population, refugees, trade and tourism.