It is wrong to think these three statements contradict each other. We need to see that they are all true to see that a better world is possible.| Our World in Data
We study the data on today's global inequality to calculate the minimum aggregate growth that is required to reduce global poverty substantially.| Our World in Data
To estimate historical global poverty, researchers can analyze economic data and reconstruct national accounts to understand income levels and inequality in the past.| Our World in Data
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems| 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
All the visualizations, data, and articles produced by Our World in Data are free for you to take and use — no permission required. You just need to provide credit to Our World in Data. This part of our work is licensed under a very permissive ‘Creative Commons’ (CC) license: the CC-BY license (the BY stands for ‘by attribution’).| Our World in Data
The average height of a population can inform us about the nutrition and living conditions of populations in the past for which we have little other data.| Our World in Data
The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally. How do we know about the mortality of children in the past? And what can we learn from it for our future?| Our World in Data
What are the consequences of undernourishment and how can we make progress against hunger and undernourishment?| Our World in Data
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world. Explore global data and research to understand its impact, spread, and global response.| 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
In many parts of the world famines have been common in the past. What causes famines? How can famines be averted?| Our World in Data
See all our data, visualizations, and writing on economic growth.| Our World in Data