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World dataset

Description

World dataset, class sf

Usage

World

Details

Variable	Source	Description
`iso_a3`	NED	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 three-letter country code (see below)
`name`	NED	Country name
`sovereignt`	NED	Sovereignt country name
`continent`	NED	Continent (primary; some countries are transcontinental)
`area`	NED	Area in km2
`pop_est`	NED	Population estimation
`pop_est_dens`	NED	Population estimation per km2
`economy`	NED	Economy class
`income_grp`	NED	Income group
`gdp_cap_est`	NED	GDP per capita (estimated)
`life_exp`	HPI	Life expectancy. The average number of years an infant born in that country is expected to live
`well_being`	HPI	Well being. Self-reported from 0 (worst) to 10 (best)
`footprint`	HPI	Carbon footprint. Per capita greendwelling gas emissions associated with consumption and economic activity
`HPI`	HPI	Happy Planet Indicator. An index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in 2006. Approximate formula: `(life_exp * well_being) / footprint`
`inequality`	WB	Income inequality: Gini coefficient (World Bank variable SI.POV.GINI) A value of 0 represents perfect equality, while 100 implies perfect inequality
`gender`	UNDP/OWiD	Gender Inequality Index (GII) Composite metric using reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa
`press`	RSF	World Press Freedom Index. Degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations and netizens have

See sources for more detailed information about the variables.

This dataset, created Noveber 2024, is an update from the old version, which has been created around 2016. All variables from the old version are included, but updated. Furthermore, gender ineuqlity and press freedom have been added.

ISO country-code: two countries have user-assigned codes, namely: XKX is used for Kosovo (conform European Union and World Bank) (was UNK in the old version); XNC is used for Northern Cyprus (was CYN in the old version).

For some variables data were available from multiple years, but availability was different across countries. In those cases, the most recent values were taken.