NationMaster is an excellent new site that compiles a myriad of statistics by nation and displays them in graphically in maps and charts. And it’s free!
From NationMaster:
“NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.”
“We want to be the web’s one-stop resource for country statistics on anything and everything, whether it be soldiers, olympic medals, tourists, English speakers or wall plug voltages.”
Source: LibrarianInBlack