Rural land area and urban population of countries
This dataset is about countries. It has 3 columns: country, rural land area, and urban population. The data is ordered by population (descending).
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There are 3 fields used in this dataset (including filters):
- Country: Name of country.
- Rural Land Area: Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons. This field is expressed in km².
- Urban Population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages. This field is expressed in people.
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This dataset has 194 rows and is 100% filled with values (non-null)
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This dataset is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
This dataset can be used under the CC BY 4.0 license