Wondering how things are going in different regions of the world?

Have a look at these links and check on a whole lot of different aspects to consider the human situation:

Global Index Benchmarks 2011
http://commons.ch/wp-content/uploads/Global_Index_Benchmarks_2011.pdf

Human Development Index
http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/map

Gift economy and trust in Nepal
http://commons.ch/english/wp-content/uploads/Gift_economy_and_trust_in_rural_Nepal.pdf

Global Peace Index
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/indexes/global-peace-index

Happy Planet Index
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/

Human Development Index
http://hdr.undp.org/en/data-explorer

Worst countries for women:
http://www.bestmentalhealthdegrees.com/10-worst-countries-in-the-world-for-women/

Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/collection/esi

World Giving Index
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/sep/08/charitable-giving-country#_

The Guardian Data Blog
http://www.theguardian.com/data

credit suisse global wealth data book
https://www.credit-suisse.com/us/en/news-and-expertise/research/credit-suisse-research-institute/publications.html

wef global competitiveness report
http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-competitiveness

Corruption Perceptions Index
http://www.transparency.org/research/cpi/overview