Data Sources
The public data sources behind the UnGovr core database and its focused transparency sites
As a nonprofit organization focused on government transparency, we believe in practicing the same openness we advocate for. This page documents exactly where our data comes from, so you can verify, question, and hold us accountable. We're also transparent about the technology we use to build the platform.
UnGovr builds its government entity database from authoritative public data sources including national statistical offices, open data portals, and official government directories. Entity data is also verified using web crawls of government websites.
The law.ungovr.org transparency law database (covering open records, open meetings, fiscal transparency, oversight bodies, and digital accessibility requirements) is researched from primary legislation and cross-checked against assessments published by organizations like the International Budget Partnership, INTOSAI, and Access Info Europe.
UnGovr's focused sites, watchwatch.org, sheriffoversight.org, caoversight.org, and civilgrandjury.org, along with the public meeting archive, draw on additional source collections documented below.
Cross-Cutting Data Sources
General Sources
CIA World Factbook, UN data, and other multi-country references
Population Data
Census bureaus and statistical offices providing population figures
Geographic Boundaries
GADM, OpenStreetMap, and national GIS datasets for entity boundaries
Service Map
Open311, CRM platforms, and service request intake systems
Domain Lists
Government domain registries (.gov, .gov.uk, etc.)
Grand Jury Reports
California county grand jury report archives
Indigenous Nations
Bureau of Indian Affairs, NCAI, and tribal governance data
European Union
EU institution data and Eurostat references
Transparency Laws
Open records, meetings, fiscal, oversight, and accessibility law sources
Surveillance Technology
EFF Atlas of Surveillance, agency transparency portals, and UK and Ireland deployment records
Law Enforcement & Corrections
Sheriff rosters, jail facilities, staffing, and county budget documents
California Oversight Bodies
State and county oversight bodies whose reports are tracked on caoversight.org
Public Meetings
Official meeting video platforms and historical minute books
Data Centers
Datasets and permit registers behind the computecompute.org data center tracker
Partner and Civil-Society Sources New
Datasets published by nonprofits, research groups, journalism projects, and trade associations rather than by governments. Each is used under its publisher's own terms, with credit and a link back. A source is not a partnership: how partnerships work is on the partner page.
Right to Information & Open Government
Access Info Europe and the Centre for Law and Democracy, the Open Government Partnership, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Budgets & Public Finance
The International Budget Partnership's Open Budget Survey and PEFA assessments
Surveillance & Civic Technology
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, OpenStreetMap contributors and the DeFlock project, and McClatchy Southeast
Open Data & Mapping Commons
Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Open Civic Data, GreenInfo Network, and the Free Law Project
Professional Associations
The California State Sheriffs' Association roster
Country Data Sources
Afghanistan›
Albania›
Algeria›
Andorra›
Angola›
Antigua and Barbuda›
Argentina›
Armenia›
Australia›
Austria›
Azerbaijan›
Bahamas›
Bahrain›
Bangladesh›
Barbados›
Belarus›
Belgium›
Belize›
Benin›
Bhutan›
Bolivia›
Bosnia and Herzegovina›
Botswana›
Brazil›
Brunei›
Bulgaria›
Burkina Faso›
Burundi›
Cabo Verde›
Cambodia›
Cameroon›
Canada›
Central African Republic›
Chad›
Chile›
China›
Colombia›
Comoros›
Congo (Republic)›
Congo (DR)›
Costa Rica›
Côte d'Ivoire›
Croatia›
Cuba›
Cyprus›
Czech Republic›
Denmark›
Djibouti›
Dominica›
Dominican Republic›
Ecuador›
Egypt›
El Salvador›
Equatorial Guinea›
Eritrea›
Estonia›
Eswatini›
Ethiopia›
Faroe Islands›
Fiji›
Finland›
France›
Gabon›
Gambia›
Georgia›
Germany›
Ghana›
Greece›
Greenland›
Grenada›
Guatemala›
Guinea›
Guinea-Bissau›
Guyana›
Haiti›
Honduras›
Hungary›
Iceland›
India›
Indonesia›
Iran›
Iraq›
Ireland›
Israel›
Italy›
Jamaica›
Japan›
Jordan›
Kazakhstan›
Kenya›
Kiribati›
Kosovo›
Kuwait›
Kyrgyzstan›
Laos›
Latvia›
Lebanon›
Lesotho›
Liberia›
Libya›
Liechtenstein›
Lithuania›
Luxembourg›
Madagascar›
Malawi›
Malaysia›
Maldives›
Mali›
Malta›
Marshall Islands›
Mauritania›
Mauritius›
Mexico›
Micronesia›
Moldova›
Monaco›
Mongolia›
Montenegro›
Morocco›
Mozambique›
Myanmar›
Namibia›
Nauru›
Nepal›
Netherlands›
New Zealand›
Nicaragua›
Niger›
Nigeria›
North Korea›
North Macedonia›
Norway›
Oman›
Pakistan›
Palau›
Palestine›
Panama›
Papua New Guinea›
Paraguay›
Peru›
Philippines›
Poland›
Portugal›
Qatar›
Romania›
Russia›
Rwanda›
Saint Kitts and Nevis›
Saint Lucia›
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines›
Samoa›
San Marino›
São Tomé and Príncipe›
Saudi Arabia›
Senegal›
Serbia›
Seychelles›
Sierra Leone›
Singapore›
Slovakia›
Slovenia›
Solomon Islands›
Somalia›
South Africa›
South Korea›
South Sudan›
Spain›
Sri Lanka›
Sudan›
Suriname›
Sweden›
Switzerland›
Syria›
Taiwan›
Tajikistan›
Tanzania›
Thailand›
Timor-Leste›
Togo›
Tonga›
Trinidad and Tobago›
Tunisia›
Turkey›
Turkmenistan›
Tuvalu›
Uganda›
Ukraine›
United Arab Emirates›
United Kingdom›
United States›
Uruguay›
Uzbekistan›
Vanuatu›
Vatican City›
Venezuela›
Vietnam›
Yemen›
Zambia›
Zimbabwe›