What is economic growth? And why is it so important? - Our World in Data
The goods and services that we all need are not just there; they need to be produced. Growth means that their quality and quantity increase.| Our World in Data
The goods and services that we all need are not just there; they need to be produced. Growth means that their quality and quantity increase.| Our World in Data
The World Bank has updated the methods it uses to measure incomes and poverty around the world. What does this mean for our understanding of global poverty?| Our World in Data
Max is the founder of Our World in Data and began working on this free online publication in 2011. Today, he serves as the publication’s editor and leads the team as its co-director.He is the Professor of Practice in Global Data Analytics at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the Programme Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, and the Executive Co-Director of Global Change Data Lab, the non-profit organization that publishes Our World in Data.| Our World in Data
Mental health has a significant impact on people’s lives and wellbeing. To support people with mental illnesses, we need better data to understand them.| Our World in Data
Self-reported life satisfaction differs widely between people and between countries. What explains these differences?| Our World in Data
People are living longer across the world, but large differences remain. Explore global data on life expectancy and how it has changed over time.| Our World in Data
In order to make progress against poverty in the future, we need to understand poverty around the world today and how it has changed.| Our World in Data
How much time do people across the world spend working? How have working hours changed over time, and what do these changes matter for people’s lives? Explore data and research on working hours.| Our World in Data
