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Every indicator and historical event behind CivStat. Indicators lists 76 time series with confidence ratings, Time Series shows how the six dimensions have shifted over millennia, and Events covers 289 moments that shaped human progress.
11,465 data points · 76 indicators · 6 dimensions
Access to Electricity
WelfareHigh0–92.3
92.3%
AI Adoption
KnowledgeLow20–77.3
77.25index 0–100
Air Quality (PM2.5)
SustainabilityMedium6–42
29.31μg/m³
Biodiversity Index
SustainabilityMedium27–115
27index (1970=100)
Cereal Yield
WelfareHigh400–4,229.3
4,200kg/ha
Child Mortality
WelfareHigh35–480
35per 1000
Child Stunting
WelfareMedium20.5–65
20.54% under-5
Civil Liberties
FreedomMedium1–60
500–100
Clean Water Access
WelfareMedium6–93
93% population
CO₂ Concentration
SustainabilityHigh275–425.6
425.64ppm
Corruption Control
FreedomMedium8–45
43index
Cultural Exchange
CooperationLow12–77
77index
Democracy
FreedomHigh0–0.6
0.61ratio
Diplomatic Relations
CooperationHigh5–193.1
193.14number of states
Education
KnowledgeHigh5–90.1
90.1%
Energy Use
SustainabilityHigh2–604
602.48EJ
Extreme Poverty (long-run)
WelfareHigh10–75.6
10%
Female Labor Participation
FreedomHigh47–63
48.94%
Fertilizer Use
SustainabilityMedium0–196.7
196.68Mt
Foreign Aid (ODA)
CooperationMedium0.3–0.9
0.86% of GNI
Forest Area
SustainabilityMedium39.7–56
39.7M km²
Freshwater Stress
SustainabilityMedium5–40.3
40.33% baseline stress
GDP per Capita
WelfareHigh453–21,913.5
21,913.5Int'l $
Gender Equality Index
FreedomMedium4–68
680-100
Globalization Index
CooperationMedium7–63
61.39index 0–100
Government Effectiveness
ConflictMedium10–46
44index
Health Expenditure
WelfareMedium0.3–1,380
1,380$/cap
Healthcare Coverage
WelfareMedium2–70
70index 0–100
Homicide Rate
ConflictMedium5–60
5per 100k
Income Inequality
WelfareHigh35–68
60Gini
Infant Mortality
WelfareHigh25.9–370
25.9per 1000
Institutions
CooperationHigh0.2–246
246count
Internal Conflict
ConflictHigh8–65
65count
Internet
KnowledgeHigh0.1–73.6
73.6%
Internet Freedom
FreedomLow45–100
45index 0–100
Large Dams
SustainabilityHigh0–32
32thousands
LGBTQ+ Rights
FreedomLow0–45
45index 0–100
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem)
FreedomHigh0–0.4
0.270-1
Life Expectancy
WelfareHigh25–73.9
73.85years
Life Satisfaction
WelfareLow4.5–5.7
5.5score 0–10
Marine Fish Capture
SustainabilityHigh0.4–70.5
62Mt
Maternal Mortality
WelfareHigh197–1,500
200per 100k births
Motor Vehicles
SustainabilityHigh0–96.4
96.4M/yr
Nuclear Weapons
ConflictHigh2–64,449
12,121warheads
Nutrition Security
WelfareMedium9.1–65
9.1% undernourished
Ocean Acidification
SustainabilityMedium5.8–8.6
8.57H⁺ nmol/kg
Patent Applications
KnowledgeMedium0.7–2.6
2.59M/yr
Peace Agreements
ConflictMedium0–430
430cumulative count
Plastic Pollution
SustainabilityHigh0.5–401.2
401.23million tonnes/year
Poverty
WelfareHigh10–91
10%
Press Freedom
FreedomLow3–54
47index
Protected Areas
SustainabilityMedium0.5–17.2
17.2%
R&D Spending
KnowledgeHigh0–2.9
2.89% GDP
Refugees
ConflictMedium1.7–118.6
118.63M
Renewables
SustainabilityHigh16.5–22.1
22.11%
Resilience
WelfareLow5–75
75index
Rule of Law
FreedomMedium10–45
43index
Sanitation
WelfareMedium2–89
89%
Scientific Publications
KnowledgeMedium0–5.4
5.37millions/year
State Fragility
ConflictLow50–110
67index 0–120
Suicide Rate
WelfareHigh9.1–12.5
9.13per 100k
Telecom
KnowledgeMedium0–9.1
9.12B subs
Temperature Rise
SustainabilityHigh-0.3–1.5
1.41°C
Tertiary Education
KnowledgeHigh0–44.9
44.91%
Threatened Species
SustainabilityMedium11–45
45thousands
Tourism
CooperationHigh25.3–1,550
1,550M arrivals
Trade Volume
CooperationHigh1.5–62.2
58.1% GDP
Tropical Forest Loss
SustainabilityMedium0–30.7
30.71%
Unemployment
WelfareHigh2–12
4.79%
Urbanization
WelfareHigh5–57.8
57.83%
War Death Rate
ConflictHigh0–188.8
1.9per 100k
War Deaths
ConflictHigh1.2–1,500
2per 100k
Water Use
SustainabilityHigh0–4.1
4.12k km³
Women in Parliament
FreedomMedium0–27
27% of seats
World Population
SustainabilityHigh0.2–8.2
8.22B
Years of Schooling
KnowledgeHigh0.5–9
8.96years
| Indicator ↑ | Category | Latest | Min | Max | Trend | Confidence | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | Welfare | 92.3 % | 0 | 92.3 | High | Share of population with access to electricity | |
| AI Adoption | Knowledge | 77.25 index 0–100 | 20 | 77.25 | Low | Global AI technology adoption and deployment index (Stanford AI Index) | |
| Air Quality (PM2.5) | Sustainability | 29.31 μg/m³ | 6 | 42 | Medium | Population-weighted mean PM2.5 air pollution exposure (WHO / IHME) | |
| Biodiversity Index | Sustainability | 27 index (1970=100) | 27 | 115 | Medium | Living Planet Index tracking vertebrate population trends (WWF / ZSL) | |
| Cereal Yield | Welfare | 4,200 kg/ha | 400 | 4,229.28 | High | Cereal yield (kilograms per hectare) | |
| Child Mortality | Welfare | 35 per 1000 | 35 | 480 | High | Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births | |
| Child Stunting | Welfare | 20.54 % under-5 | 20.54 | 65 | Medium | Prevalence of stunting (low height-for-age) among children under 5 — chronic malnutrition indicator (UNICEF/WHO) | |
| Civil Liberties | Freedom | 50 0–100 | 1 | 60 | Medium | Civil liberties score combining Freedom House and V-Dem indicators | |
| Clean Water Access | Welfare | 93 % population | 6 | 93 | Medium | Share of population with access to safe drinking water | |
| CO₂ Concentration | Sustainability | 425.64 ppm | 275 | 425.64 | High | Atmospheric CO₂ (Keeling Curve + ice cores) | |
| Corruption Control | Freedom | 43 index | 8 | 45 | Medium | Control of corruption index (World Bank governance, -2.5 to 2.5 rescaled) | |
| Cultural Exchange | Cooperation | 77 index | 12 | 77 | Low | Cross-border cultural exchange intensity | |
| Democracy | Freedom | 0.61 ratio | 0.01 | 0.63 | High | Share of countries with democratic institutions | |
| Diplomatic Relations | Cooperation | 193.14 number of states | 5 | 193.14 | High | Sovereign states in the international diplomatic system (Correlates of War) | |
| Education | Knowledge | 90.1 % | 5 | 90.1 | High | Primary school net enrollment rate | |
| Energy Use | Sustainability | 602.48 EJ | 2 | 604 | High | Global primary energy consumption (Exajoules) | |
| Extreme Poverty (long-run) | Welfare | 10 % | 10 | 75.6 | High | Share of people unable to afford basic needs, cost-of-basic-needs line (Moatsos 2021) | |
| Female Labor Participation | Freedom | 48.94 % | 46.98 | 63 | High | Female labor force participation rate (% of female pop 15+) | |
| Fertilizer Use | Sustainability | 196.68 Mt | 0 | 196.68 | Medium | Global fertilizer consumption (million tonnes N+P+K) | |
| Foreign Aid (ODA) | Cooperation | 0.86 % of GNI | 0.3 | 0.86 | Medium | Official Development Assistance as share of donor country GNI (OECD DAC) | |
| Forest Area | Sustainability | 39.7 M km² | 39.7 | 56 | Medium | Total global forest area (million km²) | |
| Freshwater Stress | Sustainability | 40.33 % baseline stress | 5 | 40.33 | Medium | Baseline water stress: ratio of water withdrawals to available renewable supply (WRI Aqueduct) | |
| GDP per Capita | Welfare | 21,913.5 Int'l $ | 453 | 21,913.5 | High | GDP per capita in constant international dollars (Maddison + World Bank) | |
| Gender Equality Index | Freedom | 68 0-100 | 4 | 68 | Medium | Composite gender equality score (estimated from GDI, GII, WEF) | |
| Globalization Index | Cooperation | 61.39 index 0–100 | 7 | 63 | Medium | KOF Globalisation Index measuring economic, social, and political globalization | |
| Government Effectiveness | Conflict | 44 index | 10 | 46 | Medium | Government effectiveness index (World Bank governance, rescaled 0-100) | |
| Health Expenditure | Welfare | 1,380 $/cap | 0.3 | 1,380 | Medium | Current health expenditure per capita (US$) | |
| Healthcare Coverage | Welfare | 70 index 0–100 | 2 | 70 | Medium | Universal Health Coverage service index measuring access to essential health services (WHO) | |
| Homicide Rate | Conflict | 5 per 100k | 5 | 60 | Medium | Intentional homicides per 100,000 population | |
| Income Inequality | Welfare | 60 Gini | 35 | 68 | High | Global income inequality (Gini coefficient) | |
| Infant Mortality | Welfare | 25.9 per 1000 | 25.9 | 370 | High | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (under-1) | |
| Institutions | Cooperation | 246 count | 0.2 | 246 | High | Density of international institutional ties | |
| Internal Conflict | Conflict | 65 count | 8 | 65 | High | State-based armed conflicts active in the year (UCDP) | |
| Internet | Knowledge | 73.6 % | 0.05 | 73.6 | High | Internet users as % of global population | |
| Internet Freedom | Freedom | 45 index 0–100 | 45 | 100 | Low | Freedom of internet access and expression (Freedom on the Net, Freedom House) | |
| Large Dams | Sustainability | 32 thousands | 0.04 | 32 | High | Global number of large dams (≥15m height) | |
| LGBTQ+ Rights | Freedom | 45 index 0–100 | 0 | 45 | Low | Legal recognition and protection of LGBTQ+ rights globally (ILGA World) | |
| Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) | Freedom | 0.27 0-1 | 0.04 | 0.39 | High | V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index, population-weighted world average (CC BY-SA 4.0) | |
| Life Expectancy | Welfare | 73.85 years | 25 | 73.85 | High | Average global life expectancy at birth | |
| Life Satisfaction | Welfare | 5.5 score 0–10 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Low | Global average self-reported life satisfaction (Gallup World Poll / World Happiness Report) | |
| Marine Fish Capture | Sustainability | 62 Mt | 0.4 | 70.5 | High | Global marine fish capture (million tonnes) | |
| Maternal Mortality | Welfare | 200 per 100k births | 197 | 1,500 | High | Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births — a key indicator of healthcare quality | |
| Motor Vehicles | Sustainability | 96.4 M/yr | 0 | 96.4 | High | Motor vehicles produced per year (millions) | |
| Nuclear Weapons | Conflict | 12,121 warheads | 2 | 64,449 | High | Estimated global nuclear warhead stockpile | |
| Nutrition Security | Welfare | 9.1 % undernourished | 9.1 | 65 | Medium | Global share of population suffering from undernourishment (FAO) | |
| Ocean Acidification | Sustainability | 8.57 H⁺ nmol/kg | 5.8 | 8.57 | Medium | Mean ocean hydrogen ion concentration (higher = more acidic) | |
| Patent Applications | Knowledge | 2.59 M/yr | 0.65 | 2.59 | Medium | Global patent applications per year (millions) | |
| Peace Agreements | Conflict | 430 cumulative count | 0 | 430 | Medium | Cumulative number of formal peace agreements and ceasefire accords (Peace Accords Matrix, Notre Dame) | |
| Plastic Pollution | Sustainability | 401.23 million tonnes/year | 0.5 | 401.23 | High | Annual global plastic waste generation (UNEP / Our World in Data) | |
| Poverty | Welfare | 10 % | 10 | 91 | High | Population under extreme poverty line ($3.00/day, 2021 PPP) | |
| Press Freedom | Freedom | 47 index | 3 | 54 | Low | Global press freedom index (inverted RSF) | |
| Protected Areas | Sustainability | 17.2 % | 0.5 | 17.2 | Medium | Terrestrial and marine protected areas as % of total area | |
| R&D Spending | Knowledge | 2.89 % GDP | 0.01 | 2.89 | High | Research and development expenditure as % of GDP | |
| Refugees | Conflict | 118.63 M | 1.7 | 118.63 | Medium | Forcibly displaced people worldwide (millions, UNHCR) | |
| Renewables | Sustainability | 22.11 % | 16.54 | 22.11 | High | Renewable energy share of total energy consumption | |
| Resilience | Welfare | 75 index | 5 | 75 | Low | Capacity to absorb natural disasters | |
| Rule of Law | Freedom | 43 index | 10 | 45 | Medium | Rule of law index (World Bank governance, rescaled 0-100) | |
| Sanitation | Welfare | 89 % | 2 | 89 | Medium | Access to safe drinking water & sanitation | |
| Scientific Publications | Knowledge | 5.37 millions/year | 0 | 5.37 | Medium | Annual peer-reviewed scientific publications worldwide (Scimago/Web of Science) | |
| State Fragility | Conflict | 67 index 0–120 | 50 | 110 | Low | Fragile States Index measuring political, economic, and social cohesion pressure (Fund for Peace) | |
| Suicide Rate | Welfare | 9.13 per 100k | 9.06 | 12.51 | High | Age-standardised suicide deaths per 100,000 people (WHO) | |
| Telecom | Knowledge | 9.12 B subs | 0 | 9.12 | Medium | Global telephone subscriptions (billions, fixed + mobile) | |
| Temperature Rise | Sustainability | 1.41 °C | -0.31 | 1.53 | High | Global surface temperature anomaly vs the 1850–1900 average (HadCRUT5) | |
| Tertiary Education | Knowledge | 44.91 % | 0 | 44.91 | High | Gross tertiary education enrollment ratio | |
| Threatened Species | Sustainability | 45 thousands | 11 | 45 | Medium | Number of threatened species on IUCN Red List (thousands) | |
| Tourism | Cooperation | 1,550 M arrivals | 25.3 | 1,550 | High | International tourist arrivals (millions) | |
| Trade Volume | Cooperation | 58.1 % GDP | 1.5 | 62.15 | High | International trade as % of world GDP | |
| Tropical Forest Loss | Sustainability | 30.71 % | 0 | 30.71 | Medium | Tropical forest area lost compared to 1700 baseline | |
| Unemployment | Welfare | 4.79 % | 2 | 12 | High | Global unemployment rate (%) | |
| Urbanization | Welfare | 57.83 % | 5 | 57.83 | High | Share of population living in cities | |
| War Death Rate | Conflict | 1.9 per 100k | 0.01 | 188.83 | High | Deaths in wars and state-based armed conflicts per 100,000 people (Project Mars 1800–1945, UCDP/PRIO 1946–) | |
| War Deaths | Conflict | 2 per 100k | 1.2 | 1,500 | High | War deaths per 100k population (Pinker method) | |
| Water Use | Sustainability | 4.12 k km³ | 0.03 | 4.12 | High | Global water withdrawals (thousand km³) | |
| Women in Parliament | Freedom | 27 % of seats | 0 | 27 | Medium | Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (IPU / World Bank) | |
| World Population | Sustainability | 8.22 B | 0.21 | 8.22 | High | Global population (billions) | |
| Years of Schooling | Knowledge | 8.96 years | 0.46 | 8.96 | High | Average years of education, population aged 15–64 (Lee–Lee long-run, Barro–Lee) |