Subnational Human Development

Explore variations in human development, health, education and income within and across 160+ countries since 1990

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

Climate

We feature three climate instruments: (i) Geospatial Data, (ii) the Climate Cooperative Initiatives Database, and (iii) the GDL Vulnerability Index, allowing research into the impacts of climate and adaptation

Wealth

Compare variations in household wealth, poverty, and inequality across the developing world by means of asset indicators and the International Wealth Index (IWI)

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

Governance

Discover the first database with subnational information on petty and grand corruption in 1,473 subnational areas of 178 countries, 1995-2022

SDG Dashboard

Download 50+ subnational indicators for a detailed monitoring of progress with the Sustainable Development Goals

Student Research

We give our students engaging with GDL data a platform: Read about the various projects our students have worked on recently