The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it
We are working on Our World in Data to provide ‘Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems’.
We are working on Our World in Data to provide ‘Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems’.
Tuesday February 4, Quadrivium, Heverlee
Eradicating poverty is at the top of the U.N.’s stated goals. But their measure of poverty is only half the story.
We are very excited to share that Claire Melamed and Michael Blastland have joined our Board of Trustees.
In the 1980s, economist Julian Simon won his bet with biologist Paul Ehrlich on mineral prices. But what does the long-term data tell us about…
Sometimes, the most important news is when something isn’t happening.
For almost all of human history, food was scarce for nearly everyone. The reason for this perpetual scarcity was that whenever food production increased, it…
Our small team made COVID-19 data clear, reliable, and accessible to a global audience. This is how it happened.
Bite-sized insights on how the world is changing, written by our team
For most of our history, we were losing terribly against the microbes. Only recently did we turn the battle in our favor. Vaccines were a…
A guide to understanding the Living Planet Index and what it does and doesn’t mean.