Table 1. Comparison Chart of Quantitative Datasets for Studying Historical Information.
| Dataset | Metric(s) | Size | Domains | Includes domain classification | Time | # of Countries | # of Languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO Cultural Statistics17 | Economic productivity, cultural participation | 52 countries—feature films, 20 countries—employment survey | Arts, Design, Media | Yes (7 core domain headings) | 2000-present | >50 | 2,471 |
| World Values Survey (http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/) | Values | 85,000 respondents | Religion, Institutions | N/A | 1981-present | 87 | 20 |
| Culturomics6 | n-grams | 5,195,769 books | Arts, Politics, Sciences | N/A | 1800–2000 | Not reported | 7 |
| Human Accomplishment5 | Individuals and events | 3,869 significant individuals, 1,560 significant events | Arts & Sciences | Yes (9 within Sciences, 4 within Arts) | 800BC-1950 | 30* countries & regions | 6* languages |
| Who’s Bigger8 | Entities (Individuals, events, places, things) | 843,790 individuals | All domains known in English Wikipedia | Yes (based on English Wikipedia categories) | 2686 BC—2010 | >200* | 1 (English) |
| Popescu & Grefenstette7 | Individuals, places | 500,896 names | All domains known in English Wikipedia | Yes (based on English Wikipedia categories) | <600 BC—2009 | >200* | 7 |
| Networked Framework of Cultural History9 | Individuals & Places | Multiple datasets (FB, AKL, ULAN, WCEN, Google Ngrams) | All domains | Yes—# categories per dataset: AKL: 5, ULAN: 7, FB: 6 | 1–2012 | >200* | 2—(mainly English, German) |
| Pantheon 1.0 | Individuals, Places | 11,341 notable individuals | All domains | Yes (88 occupations, 27 industries, 8 domains) | 4000BC—2010 | 194 | 277 |
*estimated (exact numbers not reported).