Area Database - Global Data Lab (original) (raw)

Since March 2025, the Area Database is no longer offered on this website. It has been split into smaller datasets, each focusing on a particular theme. Links to the new datasets can be found below. The last version of the Area Database can also be downloaded from the archive.

Education and Work

Education and work related indicators for low and middle-income countries and subnational regions within these countries to monitor dynamics and progress across the globe

Health

Health indicators to monitor among other child stunting/wasting, underweight/overweight, mortality, and vaccination at subnational levels

Wealth

Compare variations in household wealth, poverty, and inequality across the developing world by means of asset indicators and one unified international wealth index

Gender

Address female empowerment and gender equality with data on marriage and patrilocality across the developing world

Demographics

Demographic indicators on urbanization, fertility, population, and the demographic window allowing analyses of population dynamics

Archive Downloads

To download the old Area Data in Excel or CSV format, a free-of-charge registration with GDL is necessary. Registration takes less than 5 minutes. Sub-samples as well as complete datasets can be downloaded.

How to cite us

For data retrieved from the Area Database, please refer to both the data and the accompanying paper: