DATA & LICENSE
Data sources and terms
We publish sources, licenses and limitations so that the numbers and colors can be interpreted responsibly. This page explains our data practices and is not legal advice.
World rankings
- Source
- World Bank World Development Indicators and cited original providers
- Terms
- World Bank data is used with attribution under CC BY 4.0. Additional terms from original providers may apply to individual indicators.
- How to read it
- The latest available non-empty observation is used for each country, so years may differ within one ranking.
Religion map
- Source
- CIA World Factbook 2025 Archive / factbook.json
- Terms
- CIA information is generally public domain unless separately copyrighted. The downloaded snapshot is CC0 1.0.
- How to read it
- Survey years, questions and categories differ by country. Published figures are grouped into eight common categories.
Sports-facility map
- Source
- OpenStreetMap contributors / QLever OSM Planet
- Terms
- Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0.
- How to read it
- This map counts tagged facilities. It does not measure popularity or participation and is affected by mapping density.
Food, agriculture and staple-food data
- Source
- FAOSTAT, WHO, UN, ILO/PWT, Global Carbon Project and Our World in Data
- Terms
- Source-specific licenses apply; FAOSTAT statistics follow CC BY 4.0 and its database terms.
- How to read it
- Food supply is not the same as actual consumption. Definitions, years and country coverage differ by dataset.
Heritage, currencies, driving side and name origins
- Source
- UNESCO DataHub, ISO 4217 / SIX Group and Wikidata
- Terms
- UNESCO World Heritage data is CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata structured data is CC0 1.0. ISO 4217 codes are shown with attribution.
- How to read it
- The maps are comparative summaries and do not establish legal status, value or a single definitive etymology.
Other thematic maps
- Source
- Our World in Data / Ember, CEPII BACI / OEC and Unicode CLDR
- Terms
- The terms of each provider apply. Direct source links are shown on each map.
- How to read it
- Years, definitions and missing coverage vary. A country’s displayed category is a representative summary.
Google Analytics 4
- Purpose
- We use aggregated page and navigation data to improve content and usability.
- Recipient
- Page URLs, device information and usage data may be sent to Google LLC.
- Handling
- Google tags may use cookies or similar technologies. Analytics is disabled on the protected preview site.