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SIPRI —Peace Research
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. SIPRI is named as one of the world's leading think tanks in the international "Think Tank Index".
Carnegie International Peace
Quotes on Carnegie - Praise for the Global Think Tank “The Carnegie Endowment has been a training ground for many of the all-stars in the State Department….” – Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State “I appreciate its work in the area of peace.” – Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations “I cannot think of a better alignment of communication, information, and getting people together.” – Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google “[T]his great vision of becoming a global think tank [is] badly needed in an interconnected world.” – Nicholas Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs “One of the most globally trusted talking-shops.” – The Economist
The map shows the overall scores from the second global compilation of the Happy Planet Index, colour coded by country based on its traffic light score on each of the three components of the Index. Arrow over each country to see its name and HPI score in figures. Note that a country’s colour and its HPI score are not directly related (see page 25 of the HPI 2.0 report for more details). You can download the complete data file containing overall scores for HPI 2.0, as well as component results and HPI data over time for selected countries.
Happy Planet Index
Law and Order measures the security level citizens report for themselves and their families. It gauges respondents’ sense of personal security and the incidence of crime. measures the capability people have to meet their basic needs for food and shelter.
Gallup World Poll
The “Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia” which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the transnational property “The Belfries of Belgium and France”. The "Chateau and Estate of Chambord", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes". The “Hadrian’s Wall” which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the transnational property “Frontiers of the Roman Empire”. At the time the property was extended, cultural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.
World Heritage Centre
7 Billion Actions | Population Data
Explore your world We live in a world of 7 billion people, living in seven continents and more than 200 countries. Though family size (fertility) continues to decline in most places, our numbers are projected to rise for years to come.