Indicator Catalog

Government effectiveness index (World Bank governance, rescaled 0-100)

Intentional homicides per 100,000 population

State-based armed conflicts active in the year (UCDP)

Fragile States Index measuring political, economic, and social cohesion pressure (Fund for Peace)

Deaths in wars and state-based armed conflicts per 100,000 people (Project Mars 1800–1945, UCDP/PRIO 1946–)

Estimated global nuclear warhead stockpile

Cumulative number of formal peace agreements and ceasefire accords (Peace Accords Matrix, Notre Dame)

Forcibly displaced people worldwide (millions, UNHCR)

War deaths per 100k population (Pinker method)

Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births

GDP per capita in constant international dollars (Maddison + World Bank)

Global income inequality (Gini coefficient)

Average global life expectancy at birth

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births — a key indicator of healthcare quality

Global share of population suffering from undernourishment (FAO)

Population under extreme poverty line ($3.00/day, 2021 PPP)

Access to safe drinking water & sanitation

Share of population with access to electricity

Cereal yield (kilograms per hectare)

Prevalence of stunting (low height-for-age) among children under 5 — chronic malnutrition indicator (UNICEF/WHO)

Share of population with access to safe drinking water

Share of people unable to afford basic needs, cost-of-basic-needs line (Moatsos 2021)

Current health expenditure per capita (US$)

Universal Health Coverage service index measuring access to essential health services (WHO)

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (under-1)

Global average self-reported life satisfaction (Gallup World Poll / World Happiness Report)

Capacity to absorb natural disasters

Age-standardised suicide deaths per 100,000 people (WHO)

Global unemployment rate (%)

Share of population living in cities

Primary school net enrollment rate

Internet users as % of global population

Research and development expenditure as % of GDP

Gross tertiary education enrollment ratio

Average years of education, population aged 15–64 (Lee–Lee long-run, Barro–Lee)

Global AI technology adoption and deployment index (Stanford AI Index)

Global patent applications per year (millions)

Annual peer-reviewed scientific publications worldwide (Scimago/Web of Science)

Global telephone subscriptions (billions, fixed + mobile)

Civil liberties score combining Freedom House and V-Dem indicators

Composite gender equality score (estimated from GDI, GII, WEF)

V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index, population-weighted world average (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Global press freedom index (inverted RSF)

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (IPU / World Bank)

Control of corruption index (World Bank governance, -2.5 to 2.5 rescaled)

Share of countries with democratic institutions

Female labor force participation rate (% of female pop 15+)

Freedom of internet access and expression (Freedom on the Net, Freedom House)

Legal recognition and protection of LGBTQ+ rights globally (ILGA World)

Rule of law index (World Bank governance, rescaled 0-100)

Population-weighted mean PM2.5 air pollution exposure (WHO / IHME)

Living Planet Index tracking vertebrate population trends (WWF / ZSL)

Atmospheric CO₂ (Keeling Curve + ice cores)

Mean ocean hydrogen ion concentration (higher = more acidic)

Global surface temperature anomaly vs the 1850–1900 average (HadCRUT5)

Tropical forest area lost compared to 1700 baseline

Global primary energy consumption (Exajoules)

Global fertilizer consumption (million tonnes N+P+K)

Total global forest area (million km²)

Baseline water stress: ratio of water withdrawals to available renewable supply (WRI Aqueduct)

Global number of large dams (≥15m height)

Global marine fish capture (million tonnes)

Motor vehicles produced per year (millions)

Annual global plastic waste generation (UNEP / Our World in Data)

Terrestrial and marine protected areas as % of total area

Renewable energy share of total energy consumption

Number of threatened species on IUCN Red List (thousands)

Global water withdrawals (thousand km³)

Global population (billions)

Sovereign states in the international diplomatic system (Correlates of War)

KOF Globalisation Index measuring economic, social, and political globalization

Density of international institutional ties

International trade as % of world GDP

Cross-border cultural exchange intensity

Official Development Assistance as share of donor country GNI (OECD DAC)

International tourist arrivals (millions)