Data Sources
Complete list of World Bank indicators and their data sources used in GeoStats Game
All data used in GeoStats Game comes directly from the World Bank Open Data platform. Below is a comprehensive list of all indicators used in the game, organized by category, along with their World Bank codes and original data sources.
Demographic & Population Indicators
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on data from national statistical offices and United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Population in largest city
EN.URB.LCTY
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
Population density (people per sq km of land area)
EN.POP.DNST
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on data from national statistical offices and United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
SP.DYN.CBRT.IN
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on data from national statistical offices and United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on data from national statistical offices and United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
SP.ADO.TFRT
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on data from national statistical offices and United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects.
Economic Indicators
GDP (current US$)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
GDP per capita (current US$)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
NY.GNP.PCAP.CD
Source: World Bank staff estimates.
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
NE.CON.GOVT.ZS
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
Patent applications, residents
IP.PAT.RESD
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Patent Statistics Database.
Environmental Indicators
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Forest area (% of land area)
AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Agricultural land (% of land area)
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.
Access to electricity (% of population)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS
Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.
Social Indicators
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
SE.PRM.ENRR
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
SE.SEC.ENRR
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
SE.TER.ENRR
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
SH.MED.BEDS.ZS
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.
Internet users (% of population)
IT.NET.USER.ZS
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
IT.CEL.SETS.P2
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.