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Does Chris Christie prove you don't have to be thin to win?

Republican Chris Christie was re-elected as governor of New Jersey in a landslide victory on Tuesday but a lot of attention has been paid to his weight. Can a candidate's weight really affect their chance of election success?
UK population: how will it change over the next few decades?

The UK's population is set to increase to more than 70 million by 2028. Find out how much of that is to do with new births and how much of it is to do with migration
What makes the UK a good place to live and work?

The Better Life Index has described the UK as one of the best developed countries for quality of life. How have they come to this conclusion and in which areas does the UK do particularly well?
Why is puberty starting younger?

Yet another study has found that girls are starting puberty at a younger age, and that the trend is linked to obesity. But is precocious puberty the new norm?
How does Bitcoin work?

Video
This short animated video makes cyptocurrency less cryptic. Find out how many bitcoins have been discovered, how many remain buried in computers and how it all works
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World news

World gender gap index 2013: see how countries compare

Iceland has been named the country with the narrowest gender gap in the world by the World economic Forum. See how countries compare on the gender gap index 2013
- World gender gap index 2013 mapped
Mortality

Interactive: how people have died in the 21st century

Find out how people's deaths have been registered between 2001 and 2012 and how causes of death have changed over time
- Causes of death in England and Wales between 2001 and 2012
Happiness and wellbeing

Are Britons really more happy than in 2012?

The latest data on personal wellbeing in the UK shows anxiety levels have dropped. What is happening to life satisfaction and how does it vary across the country?
- Happiness across the UK: interactive map
Data visualisations

What does the 2011 Census tell us about diversity of languages in England and Wales?

What does the 2011 Census data tell us about the diversity of languages spoken across England and Wales? University College London population geographer Guy Lansley explains what his visualisations tell us about some of Britain's most cosmopolitan cities

Government spending

The government has released spending by every department over £25,000. Search the key data using our explorer
Higher Education?

Does Funding Equal Happiness? By Tony Hirst: ouseful.open.ac.uk
Recipe search

Learn about how it works and what kinds of commercial possibilities the case study demonstrates
Live traffic cameras

Watch London's traffic cameras live on your iPad
- More applications: gallery

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All our datasets: the complete index

Lost track of the hundreds of datasets published by the Guardian Datablog since 2009? Thanks to ScraperWiki, this is the ultimate list and resource.
The Guardian rosetta

Looking for ISO country codes? Or hospital IDs? Take a look at our reference guide to IDs, codes and names
Every British prime minister listed since 1721

Full list of every British prime minister, ever, including David Cameron
- US presidents
Interest rates since 1694

Find out just how low rates are, with this spreadsheet of all interest rate changes, ever

The UK tops the 2013 open data index but how do other countries compare?

Which countries are the best for open data? A ranking by the Open Knowledge Foundation has attempted to rank countries on exactly this by looking at ten key areas. See which countries perform best and which still have a way to go
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What factors determine where it's best to live when you get old?

Interactive
The Global AgeWatch Index has ranked 91 countries on the quality of life of their citizens aged over 60. This visualisation looks at three other factors to see how they contribute to a country becoming good for the elderly
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Education cuts interactive: what are the consequences?

Interactive
Spending on UK education could be cut by a fifth without harming schooling standards according to a report by the think-tank Reform. This interactive shows what would happen if their proposal were to become policy.
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Obama to Berners-Lee, Snow to Domesday: a history of open data

The world wide web inventor and the US president are helping create a data revolution, but are also part of a long tradition, says Peter Kimpton
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Learn about data visualisation with the Guardian

29 September Learn how to present data with Guardian Masterclasses. This class is ideal for those who present for a living or work with data and want to make something visually compelling. Find out more and book your place