You can’t course-correct what you can’t see: how data and visualization shape development policy Haishan Fu May 20, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/you-can-t-course-correct-what-you-can-t-see--how-data-and-visual For decades, the global development community has celebrated hard-won milestones: a billion people lifted out of extreme poverty, child mortality cut in half, school enrollment rates reaching historic highs. These achievements are real, and they are profound. But what if the story we have been telling ourselves — one of steady, inevitable progress — is no longer accurate? What if the momentum that powered those gains has quietly faded, and we simply have not been looking closely enough to notice? © 2026 The World Bank Group,