Our World in Data vs Pew Research Center
Oxford-affiliated data viz vs nonpartisan US polling — both methodology-published.
Our World in Data
Oxford-affiliated research organization publishing data + visualizations on global problems; CC-licensed.
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan research organization; survey + demographic + media research since 2004.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | Our World in Data | Pew Research Center | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | A·86 | A·85 | Our+1 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A·92 | A·92 | tie |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | A·90 | A·86 | Our+4 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | B·76 | B·78 | Pew+2 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Source data + methodology cited per chart; peer-reviewed academic team; corrections public.
Methodology + sample-size + raw data published per study; peer-reviewed style; corrections public.
Modern Reference
CC-BY licensed; open data + bulk downloads + APIs; widely cited in academia.
Open-access; Article schema; structured data; broad LLM corpus presence.
Citation Velocity
Cited by mainstream press + academia; pandemic-era surge sustained.
Cited daily by news + academia for survey data; default for US public-opinion claims.