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Freshness and reliability register · New tax, time and wellbeing data · Passport power research
The atlas combines World Bank, OECD, ILO and World Happiness Report snapshots retrieved November 1–2, 2026. Inspect freshness, coverage and evidence status. Available time series span 2000–2025; The atlas defaults to the latest available observation for each economy. The experimental composite ranking uses the complete common endpoint 2023.
| Indicator | Source code | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | SP.DYN.LE00.IN | years |
| GDP per person | NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD | 2021 international $ |
| Electricity access | EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS | % of population |
| Basic drinking water | SH.H2O.BASW.ZS | % of population |
| Basic sanitation | SH.STA.BASS.ZS | % of population |
| Clean cooking access | EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS | % of population |
| Food insecurity | SN.ITK.MSFI.ZS | % of population |
| Poverty at $3/day | SI.POV.DDAY | % of population |
| Income / consumption Gini | SI.POV.GINI | index, 0–100 |
| Bottom 20% resource share | SI.DST.FRST.20 | % of income or consumption |
| Under-five mortality | SH.DYN.MORT | deaths per 1,000 live births |
| Maternal mortality | SH.STA.MMRT | deaths per 100,000 live births |
| Child stunting | SH.STA.STNT.ZS | % of children under five |
| Out-of-pocket health spending | SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS | % of current health expenditure |
| Unemployment | SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS | % of labor force |
| Youth outside work and education | SL.UEM.NEET.ZS | % of youth |
| Internet use | IT.NET.USER.ZS | % of population |
| PM2.5 exposure | EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
| Forest area | AG.LND.FRST.ZS | % of land area |
| Freshwater stress | ER.H2O.FWST.ZS | % of available freshwater resources |
| Adjusted net savings | NY.ADJ.SVNG.GN.ZS | % of GNI |
| Voice and accountability | GOV_WGI_VA.SC | absolute score, 0–100 |
| Rule of law | GOV_WGI_RL.SC | absolute score, 0–100 |
| Government effectiveness | GOV_WGI_GE.SC | absolute score, 0–100 |
| Control of corruption | GOV_WGI_CC.SC | absolute score, 0–100 |
| Political stability | GOV_WGI_PV.SC | absolute score, 0–100 |
| Regulatory quality | GOV_WGI_RQ.SC | absolute score, 0–100 |
| Tax revenue | GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS | % of GDP |
| Income, profit and capital-gains tax share | GC.TAX.YPKG.RV.ZS | % of revenue |
| Goods and services tax share | GC.TAX.GSRV.RV.ZS | % of revenue |
| International trade tax share | GC.TAX.INTT.RV.ZS | % of revenue |
| Government health spending | SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS | % of GDP |
| Government education spending | SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS | % of GDP |
| Intentional homicide | VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 | deaths per 100,000 people |
| Consumer price inflation | FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG | annual % |
| Tax wedge: Single, no children · 67% average wage | OECD.AV_TW.S_C0.AW67._Z | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Single, no children · average wage | OECD.AV_TW.S_C0.AW100._Z | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Single, no children · 167% average wage | OECD.AV_TW.S_C0.AW167._Z | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Single parent, 2 children · 67% average wage | OECD.AV_TW.S_C2.AW67._Z | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · one average-wage earner | OECD.AV_TW.C_C2.AW100.NOEARN_UNEMP | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · 100% + 67% average wages | OECD.AV_TW.C_C2.AW100.AW67 | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · two average-wage earners | OECD.AV_TW.C_C2.AW100.AW100 | % of employer labour cost |
| Tax wedge: Couple, no children · 100% + 67% average wages | OECD.AV_TW.C_C0.AW100.AW67 | % of employer labour cost |
| Weekly work hours: All employed people | HOW_2EMP_SEX_NB.SEX_T | hours per employed person |
| Weekly work hours: Women in employment | HOW_2EMP_SEX_NB.SEX_F | hours per employed person |
| Weekly work hours: Men in employment | HOW_2EMP_SEX_NB.SEX_M | hours per employed person |
| Life evaluation (3-year mean) | WHR2026.Figure2.1 | Cantril ladder, 0–10 |
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Attribution and licensing
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator pages linked above. World Bank datasets generally use CC BY 4.0, subject to dataset-specific terms and third-party exceptions. Consult each source before redistribution. Cartographic boundaries: Natural Earth through the geo-countries dataset, simplified for display. Boundaries do not imply a position on territorial status.
What is still in development
Regional aggregates, frozen public releases, model validation, and the six-dimension composite index are not yet available. National averages do not expose within-country inequalities. No causal claims are inferred from chart relationships.