Enrichment
Politicians & Leaders
Learn about the world's leaders, politicians and their political parties through the lens of data. Explore the age structure, gender split and online presence of government decision makers.
The data in this section includes politicians and heads of state in different countries around the world, head of state titles, national parliaments and their gender split as well as political parties.
Data Usage
Data related to politicians and leaders is extremely useful to students, academic researchers and data analysts involved with NGOs, governments and consultancies. It can unlock insight into projects such as:
- Assessing the composition of political leadership and its implications for policy-making, governance effectiveness, and political stability;
- Analysing the role of political parties in shaping government policies, coalition-building, and legislative decision-making processes;
- Understanding the importance of gender representation in national parliaments, including efforts to promote women’s participation in politics and address general disparities in political leadership.
Where to go next
The data is linked closely to issues in politics, economy and gender equality. Explore all relevant subject areas and categories to gain a full understanding of your problem area.
Visualizations
Datasets
Number of countries, Land area, Population and Women Parliament Seats Pct of continents
Capital city, Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and Political Leader of countries
Number of countries, Land area and Women Parliament Seats Pct of regions
Political parties
Birth date, Death date and Political party of politicians
Source
This subject is based on data from: EveryPolitician, Harvard University Dataverse, SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
License
This content can be used under the CC BY 4.0 license
