Global Data Lab

Institute for Management Research
Radboud University

GDL Area Database (3.5.0)

Free Sub-National Development Indicators

120 indicators, 127 countries, 1237 sub-national regions
35.5 million persons, 8.0 million households
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Latest version

Publication date Data file Label file Documentation
Version 3.5.0 27 April 2019 GDL-AreaData350.csv GDL-AreaData350-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v350.pdf

Older versions

Publication date Data file Label file Documentation
Version 3.4.0 19 January 2019 GDL-AreaData340_48.csv GDL-AreaData340-Variabledescription_75.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v340.pdf
Version 3.3.1 25 April 2018 GDL-AreaData331_85.csv GDL-AreaData331-Variabledescription_87.csv n/a
Version 3.3.0 23 February 2018 GDL-AreaData330.csv GDL-AreaData330-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v330.pdf
Version 3.2.0 06 February 2018 GDL-AreaData320.csv GDL-AreaData320-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v320.pdf
Version 3.1.0 28 November 2017 GDL-AreaData310.csv GDL-AreaData310-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v310.pdf
Version 3.0.0 12 September 2017 GDL-AreaData300.csv GDL-AreaData300-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v300.pdf
This version has been archived with Dans-Easy with permalink https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z5f-sdrx.
Version 2.9.0 21 July 2017 GDL-AreaData290.csv GDL-AreaData290-Variabledescription.csv n/a
Version 2.8.0 12 May 2017 GDL-AreaData280_29.csv GDL-AreaData280-Variabledescription_74.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v280.pdf
Version 2.7.0 27 February 2017 GDL-AreaData270.csv GDL-AreaData270-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v270.pdf
Version 2.6.0 14 February 2017 GDL-AreaData260.csv GDL-AreaData260-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v260.pdf
Version 2.5.0 01 November 2016 GDL-AreaData250.csv GDL-AreaData250-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v250.pdf
Version 2.4.0 09 October 2016 GDL-AreaData240.csv GDL-AreaData240-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v240.pdf
Version 2.3.0 22 September 2016 GDL-AreaData230.csv GDL-AreaData230-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v230.pdf
Version 2.2.0 07 September 2016 GDL-AreaData220.csv GDL-AreaData220-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v220.pdf
Version 2.1.0 28 August 2016 GDL-AreaData210.csv GDL-AreaData210-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101 v210.pdf
Version 2.0.0 29 June 2016 GDL-AreaData200-DANS.csv GDL-AreaData200-Variabledescription.csv Smits GDL Working Paper 16-101a.pdf
This version has been archived with Dans-Easy with permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.17026/dans-xwk-by5a.