In past columns, I have highlighted sites that provide information about countries, including columns about the BBC Country Profiles and Worldstatesmen.org and WorldInformation.com and the Economist ...

Many articles in the media compare countries with one another - who’s faring better or worse in the fight against coronavirus? But is this helpful - or, in fact, fair? Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander ...

Everyone wants to know how well their country is tackling the coronavirus pandemic, compared with others. But there are all sorts of challenges in comparing countries, such as how widely they test for ...

I continue to hear discussion in many forums about China, some from federal representatives, some from state representatives, and some from local leaders. There is a constant comparison with the U.S.