Compare 217 countries by the data that matters
Side-by-side profiles, rankings and health-system insights across 48 World Bank, WHO & OECD indicators — one neutral, fully-sourced reference for 217 countries.
Global Economic Positioning — 4-Quadrant View
A representative slice of 40 countries plotted on GDP per capita (log scale, x-axis) against the Human Development Index (y-axis). Bubble area scales with population; color encodes World Bank income tier; gold rings mark OECD members.
Sources: World Bank WDI (GDP per capita, population), UNDP Human Development Report 2024 (HDI). See the methodology page for indicator definitions and data ingestion cadence.
Explore Topics
Demographics
7Population, growth rates, urbanization, and density
Economy
9GDP, income, trade, and economic indicators
Health
7Life expectancy, mortality, and healthcare access
Education
6Enrollment, literacy, and educational attainment
Environment
5Emissions, energy use, and natural resources
Infrastructure
5Internet access, electricity, and transport
Social
6Poverty, inequality, employment, and governance
Labor & Wages
3Data Guides
Learn how to interpret and compare global development data from the World Bank and WHO.
Understanding Development Indicators
What the World Bank WDI tracks and how indicators reveal development progress.
How to Compare Countries Fairly
PPP vs. nominal GDP, per capita measures, and common pitfalls in cross-country analysis.
Global Health Indicators Explained
WHO GHO data, life expectancy, infant mortality, and health-income relationships.
How is this country data sourced?
Frequently Asked Questions
What data sources does PlainCountries use?
PlainCountries uses data from the World Bank Open Data catalog and the WHO Global Health Observatory. These are official, publicly available datasets maintained by international organizations.
How many countries are covered?
PlainCountries covers 217 countries and territories across all regions of the world, with 48 development indicators and 188,716 individual data points.
How current is the data?
Data spans from 2000 to 2024, with the latest available year varying by indicator and country. Most economic indicators are updated annually by the World Bank.
Can I compare two countries?
Yes. Visit the Compare page and select any two countries to see a side-by-side comparison across all available indicators, grouped by topic.
Is PlainCountries free to use?
Yes. PlainCountries is completely free. All data comes from public, open-access government and international organization sources.
Live Data Products
DB-driven views of country indicators from World Bank, WHO, and OECD. Every number refreshes from the source database. See all live data.
Browse all 217 countries
Per-country profiles with population, GDP, life expectancy, healthcare spending, education, and 50+ indicators — live from World Bank WDI / WHO GHO / OECD Health.
Live dataCountry rankings
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Decision toolCountry comparison tool
Side-by-side comparison of any two countries across 50+ economic, health, and demographic indicators — live from DB.