United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNCHS) collection of databases, with statistical data on urban indicators, human settlements, and city profiles worldwide.
Free database provided by a civil society organization, with 137 variables for 220 countries in the areas of health, population, education, employment and more. Most currently available year only.
UNdataThis link opens in a new windowUNData provides access to data produced or collected by major United Nations organizations such as FAO, UNDP, ILO, UNESCO, WHO as well as estimates and projections.
Availability: Statistical data
Date Coverage: Varies
Gender statistics from the World Bank, covering poverty, education, economic development, demographics, and political participation for world's countries.
From the United Nations. Includes statistical tables of national and regional data on women as compared to men in family, household, health, education, work, and politics.