The Atlas of Global Development 2026 shows the world at a critical moment: it is developing at its slowest pace Haishan FuUmar SerajuddinDivyanshi WadhwaDaniel Gerszon MahlerAna Florina PirleaMaarten Lambrechts May 05, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/the-atlas-of-global-development-2026-shows-the-world-at-a-critic At the heart of development knowledge lies data — and the new Atlas of Global Development 2026 puts that data front and center. Through immersive data stories and state-of-the-art visualizations, the Atlas transforms data into something far more powerful: the insights and knowledge needed to improve people’s lives. © 2026 The World Bank Group,