I Built a Free Tool to Compare Economies of 200+ Countries (World Bank API + Next.js)

I wanted to compare South Korea and Japan's economies for a research project. Spent 30 minutes clicking around the World Bank website, trying to export data, struggling with their clunky interface. So I built my own tool. In one day. What I Built CountryCompare — a free, interactive dashboard that lets you compare economic indicators between countries using World Bank data. Try it: country-compare.com What You Can Do Compare 2 countries side by side (free) or up to 10 (Pro) View 50 economic indicators across 6 categories: Economy, Labor, Society, Energy, Environment, Trade See 25 years of historical data in interactive charts Download PDF reports and CSV data Browse 50 country profiles with key economic snapshots Dark mode included The Numbers 1,290 auto-generated pages (every country pair gets its own SEO-optimized page) 50 indicators from World Bank Open Data 50 country profiles $0 hosting cost (Vercel free tier) $0 data cost (World Bank API is free, no key required) Tech Stack Next.