UNdata vs Plata

UNdata app is a free app produced by the United Nations that gives users portable access to a compilation of key statistical indicators organised into 4 sections: general information, economic indicators, social indicators, and environment and infrastructure indicators. The information is provided for 30 geographical regions and over 200 countries and areas of the world. With a simple and easy to use interface, this app enables users to quickly find each profile. The latest version of the UNdata app is based on the 2025 edition of the United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and contains data as of July 2025. The indicators have been collected from more than 20 international statistical sources compiled regularly by the Statistics Division and the Population Division of the United Nations, the statistical services of the United Nations, specialized agencies and other international organizations and institutions. The app is multilingual with the option to present the information in one of the following languages: English, French and Spanish. Please provide any feedback and suggestions regarding this statistical product, as well as the utility of the data, by contacting statistics@un.org.

Plata displays Place Data for anywhere in the United States. From population statistics to local sports teams, Plata provides you with a plethora of information about all sorts of places. Based on either your current location (or a location that you search for), Plata determines the latitude and longitude then uses those coordinates and location information to query a variety of government APIs and other sources of interesting data. Everything you see in Plata is available elsewhere, but Plata combines everything in clean view. Ideas for using Plata: - Did you hear a city or place in the news? - Are you thinking of traveling or moving? - Did someone mention their home town? - Are you on a road trip and wondering, "What would it be like to live here?" - Are you curious about how a place voted in recent elections?