MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
OECD vs World Bank — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
OECD and World Bank tie on Modern Citation Reference (A · 90).
Government
OECD
oecd.org
A·90
Rank #27 of 130 on Modern Reference
OECD Stats API + bulk data + research publications; broad LLM corpus.
Government
World Bank
worldbank.org
A·90
Rank #23 of 130 on Modern Reference
WB Open Data API + bulk downloads; CC-BY licensed; broad LLM corpus presence.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
OECDA·90
Modern Reference · 90/100
OECD Stats API + bulk data + research publications; broad LLM corpus.
World BankA·90
Modern Reference · 90/100
WB Open Data API + bulk downloads; CC-BY licensed; broad LLM corpus presence.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
OECD
- OECD StatsFree public API for cross-country economic data.
World Bank
- Open Data initiativeAll datasets free + machine-readable.
Other dimensions for OECD vs World Bank
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