Urban land area and urban population of countries

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This dataset is about countries. It has 3 columns: country, urban land area, and urban population. The data is ordered by population.

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There are 3 fields used in this dataset (including filters):
  • Country: Name of country.
  • Urban Land Area: Urban land area in square kilometers, 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 is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

This dataset can be used under the CC BY 4.0 license

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