Statistics & Fast Facts Websites

Great Websites for

Statistics & ​Fast Facts


AirVisual provides access to the world's largest air quality database, spanning 10,000+ locations globally.

Bureau of Justice Statistics , a US Govt site, has info about the US Justice system plus crime statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

CIA World Leaders Info updates information weekly to keep current on leadership and cabinets around the world.

City Data has stats of all kinds on all US Cities

Daily Fuel Gauge Report is updated each day and reflects gas prices across the country.

ElectricityMap is a live visualization of where your electricity comes from and how much CO2 was emitted to produce it.

Emergency Disaster and Events Map harnesses info from numerous organizations to indicate where all types of disasters are occurring and their level of severity. 

Energy Information Administration:  This Week in Petroleum offers facts and figures on all aspects of petroleum production and pricing.

Extreme Weather Watch provides historical data back to the 1800's on record high and low temps for all of North America.

Fact Check, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.

​FBI Crime Statistics provides extensive analysis of violent crime and property crime in the US.

FedSpending helps you see where government funds are being spent

FiveThirtyEight shares the data and code as it uses statistical analysis — hard numbers — to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, sports, science and more.

Forebears is a genealogy portal that lets you search the origins and geographic frequency of your name.

Gas Prices Across America by AAA provides current and historic info by country, state and county.

Google Trends provides an interesting window into what's going on by looking at the most popular Google searches each year - globally, by country & by category.

How Many People Voted?  breaks down voting by state and looks at trends.

InfoPlease offers reliable public information with statistics, facts and historical records.

Nation Master allows you to compare countries side-by-side on everything from crime to obesity.  See statistics in a visual way.

Occupational Outlook Handbook lets you explore various job and fields of work.  Discover median salaries, what degrees are needed and the prospects for employment.

Omni Calculator helps you with calculations surrounding so many decisions in life!

Open Railway Map provides info on railway coverage, including high speed railway availability.

Penny Stock: The Internet in Real-Time is an interactive visualization of how fast data is generated every second.

Pew Research Center takes the pulse of Americans and people around the world on a host of issues every year.

Population by World Data Lab is an incredible tool to look at your life expectancy and how that fits into the demography of the world.

UNICEF's State of the World's Children database provides information by country on child mortality rates, nutrition, health, education, demographics, protection, disparities and much more. 

United Nations Refugee Agency Data provides data about forcibly displaced populations spanning almost 70 years.

US Energy Information Admin: US Imports of Petroleum by Country of Origin in one easy to understand chart.

Visual Dictionary Online connects definitions with thousands of images.

Worldometer lets you follow real time world stats on population, economics, society, media, energy, health and so much more!

Wolfram|Alpha gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics, including science, nutrition, history, geography, engineering, mathematics, linguistics, sports, finance, music... and more.