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Key Online Statistical Resource
Online Statistical Resources for Southeast Asia
The following websites provide various statistical data about Southeast Asian countries.
- ASEAN Stats Data PortalStatistics on selected key indicators on ASEAN and its members.
- Asian Development BankEconomic and development information and statistics on the Asia Pacific region.
- Statistics / ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute LibraryLinks to statistical resources on Southeast Asian countries and in general.
- United Nations ESCAP Data & Statistics"The ESCAP online database includes country-level data related to demography, migration, education, health, poverty, gender, employment, economy, government finance, employment, transport, and environment.... Among other indicators, the database contains data series regularly published in the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, and the Asia and the Pacific Trade and Investment Report."
Online Statistical Resources by Country
Additional Online Statistical Sources
Here are additional sources that contain statistical information on Southeast Asia. Some resources are freely available while others are licensed.
- Data / World Trade OrganizationProvides information on international trade.
- EMIS Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Current country, company, industry, economic, and legal information for over 80 emerging markets around the world. Includes country profiles, macroeconomic statistics, forecasts, and more. Updated daily.
- Explore Census Data (formerly American FactFinder)This is a new platform for accessing U.S. census data. American FactFinder moved to this new platform on March 31, 2020.
- Historical Statistics of the United States-Millennial Edition Online This link opens in a new window
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Searchable updated source of historical data on government statistics, including population, work and welfare, economics, and more.
- ILOSTAT / International Labour OrganizationData and metadata on labor statistics for over 200 countries or territories. Statistics are arranged by topic, country, or ILO publication.
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
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Includes largest archive of digital social science data.
- NationMasterGeneral stats on different countries, including some comparative data on specific crimes.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
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Online library of e-books, e-periodicals, and interactive statistical databases produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). - ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, from 2013 to the present. Volumes covering 1879-2012 are on the US Census site.
- Internationa Database / U.S. CensusThis site provides basic demographic statistics for many countries.
- Poverty and Inequality Platform / World BankThis site provides data on poverty levels.
- Statistical Sites on the World Wide WebLinks to statistical data from the United States and around the world.
- UNdataAccess point for various United Nations databases.
- UNHCR : The U.N. Refugee AgencyThis site provides data about refugee populations.
- UNICEF Data: Monitoring the Situation of Children and WomenUNICEF measures the situation of children and women and tracks progress through data collection and analysis.
- World Development Report / The World BankThis site provides data about development for individual countries, regions, and the whole world.
Working with Numbers
When working with statistics, aggregate data, and microdata, it is important to consider a number of factors:
- Geography - the country, region, city, neighborhood
- Time Period - current, historical, over time, etc.
- Population/Units of Analysis - age, sex, race, ancestry, educational attainment/households, individuals
- Variables - responses to questionnaire and how they are organized
- Context - what is the hypothesis being investigated
- Questionnaire - what questions were asked; shows what will and won't be available in the data
- Availability - Sometimes the data you require was not collected, or was not arranged in the way that works best for your project. You may need to use multiple types of data from different sources as a way around this.
- Source - When you find data online, make sure it is clear from where (and when) the information originated.
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