After the CIA shut down its World Factbook on February 4,, I am reminded of the importance of information, public accessibility to information, and the stories which may be told through data. Many people have seen country data by itself, but it is rare to find a solid comparative, quantitative meta-analysis of countries.
I have always been an avid researcher, with a brain that loves learning and a heart that loves helping others. Originally, I did not have a goal for this piece. I didn’t think anything would come of it. After years of participating in activism, however, I knew I wanted to tell the world what I have learned thus far. After having carefully perused and logged my data, I produce these graphs in hopes of informing countries, and most importantly the people in these countries, on how to best help and support each other, in building a better world for us all. I also hope my data may advocate for human rights, reducing crime, and raising awareness of money disparities.
I hope this data may improve human development, and advise countries on how to better help others and themselves. Hopefully my research sheds light on global correlations and trends, and informs positive change for everyone, no matter who they are or where they come from. I advocate for the sharing of knowledge and education, especially since this world is a complicated place. While the rest of my life will probably be more dedicated to bandaging deer legs, I wanted to take the torch of knowledge and carry it with me to advocate for the people.
For my research, I carefully logged the following for 191 countries: Estimated Population, Human Development Index (HDI), Global Peace Index (GPI), two score sets from the Global Organized Crime Index (GOCI 2025), and GDP per Capita data extracted from the International Monetary Fund (GDP/Cap).
I looked extensively into United Nations countries plus Palestine (Gaza), and excluded the two remaining UN Nations: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Monaco. The reason I included Palestine (Gaza), and not North Korea and Monaco, was because it was included in the Human Development Index, Global Peace Index, and other variables, and North Korea and Monaco were more difficult to research. I also acknowledge, and have lightly researched, complex places like Aruba, Curaçao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Macao, Taiwan, Vatican City, and various territories and other places I did not include in the graph-making.
Countries I wish to highlight which appear to be particularly in need of help include:
Central African Republic, Niger, Burkina Faso, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, DR
Congo, Pakistan, Nigeria, Syria, Uganda, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Kenya, Honduras, Guatemala, Iraq, Lebanon, Paraguay, Ecuador, Ukraine, Thailand, Panama, Turkey, Italy, Spain, USA, UAE, UK, and Germany.
Other Notes Include
Average Population: 43 Million
Average General Crime Score: 5.09
Average Human Rights Violation Crime Score: 5.93
Average GDP Per Capita: $33,051
References:
Global Organized Crime Index. (2025).
Rankings. Global Organized Crime Index.
https://ocindex.net/rankings
Institute for Economics and & Peace.
(2026, March). 2025 Global Peace Index. Vision of Humanity.
https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/
International Monetary Fund. (2026, March).
GDP per capita, current prices. International Monetary Fund.
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PPPPC@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWOR
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Trading Economics. (2026). Population | World.
Trading Economics.
https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/population?continent=world
United Nations Development Programme. (2026).
Human Development Index (HDI). Human Development Reports.
https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI