Data: International

Library Databases

CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides country-specific intelligence and data in the areas of demography, politics, economics, business, culture, and environment. This subscription comprises access to CountryReviews, CountryWire, CountryWatch Data, CountryWatch Map Gallery, the Political Intelligence Wire, and the Global Guide.

License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to walk-in users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
ICRG researchers dataset This link opens in a new window
A range of current risk ratings and data from International Country Risk Guide ready to download and import into your application. The library has purchased Table 3B: Political Risk Points by Component, updated to 2017.

License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
A data archive of research in the social sciences, hosting specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
Access note: To access data including data licensed by the University of Saskatchewan you must create an account.

License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
A web-based mapping, analytics and data visualization program providing demographic information including census data (2006-2016), household spending data on hundreds of goods and services, and over 1.3 million Canadian business profiles from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). Data is available at the following geographies (Province/Territories, Census Metro Areas, Census Divisions, Forward Sortation Areas, Census Subdivisions, Census Tracts and Dissemination Areas). Users can export maps, data, and shapefiles. This resource was previously known as SimplyMap Canada. Access Note: Click on "Sign in as a guest" to access without creating an account.

License Information: Access is restricted to 5 simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Research tool designed "to provide quick and easy access to modern and historical census data and demographic information" for the United States. Users can quickly create "intuitive, and illustrative maps and reports to help visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history.

License Information: Access is restricted to three (3) simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
UN comtrade: United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database This link opens in a new window
A United Nations commodity trade statistics database.
Access Note: Use Internet Explorer Web Browser. In other browsers, some pages might not work properly. Access is restricted to up to 50,000 record downloads. Users requiring "bulk download" please contact Data Library Services.

License Information: Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.

Open Data: Governments and NGOs

Afrobarometer
Public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in more than 35 countries in Africa.
eurostat
Statistical office of the European Union.
European Social Survey
Cross-national survey measuring attitudes, beliefs, experiences, and behaviour patterns.
SHARE: Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
Cross-national database of microdata on health, socio-economic status, and social family networks.
United States Census Bureau
USAID Demographic and Health Surveys
Data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition from over 90 countries.

Open Data: Inter-Governmental

IMF Data
Time-series data published by the International Monetary Fund. Topics include lending, exchange rates, and other indicators.
UN Data
A web-based data service bringing together a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies.
World Bank Data Catalog
Includes Africa Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, World Development Indicators, Gender Statistics, World Bank Projects Portfolio, and more.
WTO Data
Statistical data related to WTO issues. Time series data covering merchandise trade and trade in services statistics, market access indicators, non-tariff information, and other indicators.