Global Data Lab
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We turn data into knowledge and create free subnational development indicators
Joined November 2015
RT @HDRUNDP: Join this year's UN Statistical Commission's side event hosted by UNDP: Beyond GDP: Leveraging Human Development Data and Stat…
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RT @WBG_Poverty: Inequality is declining: The number of high-inequality countries fell from 74 in 2000 to 51 in 2020. But do household su…
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Higher inequality is mainly found in African subnational regions and is correlated with lower levels of education and lower levels of wealth @Data4SDGs @HDRUNDP @Data2X #SDGs #data
Inequality isn’t just a statistic—it’s a barrier to progress. Sub-Saharan Africa faces a 12x prosperity gap, needing incomes to rise drastically, while East Asia’s 30-year reduction proves it’s possible to tackle poverty and inequality simultaneously. ➡️
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High fertility is related to poverty. Poor subnational regions in Africa have the highest fertility rates. Lunda Sul province in Angola, one of the poorest areas in the world, has the highest fertility rate at 8.95 @Data4SDGs @HDRUNDP @UN_Women #SDGs
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RT @yohaniddawela: NASA and IBM have just launched an updated foundation model for geospatial data. It can remove clouds, detect crops, an…
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RT @DHSprogram: 📢 Deadline extended to December 4, 2024! The DHS Program is closing applications for the 2025 DHS Mentored Papers Program t…
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RT @CopernicusECMWF: Looking for free and ready-to-use forecast charts on aerosols, carbon dioxide, methane, other pollutions and pollens?…
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The Gender Development Index (GDI) provides insights into the relative position of women. At Global Data Lab, we make available a subnational version of this indicator: the SGDI. According to this metric, women in Yemen's governorates are worse off @Data4SDGs @HDRUNDP @UN_Women
Join us on 25 November for the High-Level Meeting marking 25 years of the International Day to End Violence Against Women. Tune in to hear global leaders reflect on progress & discuss strategies to protect women & girls. 🕙10:00 EST 🔗 #16Days #NoExcuse
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RT @DHSprogram: Celebrate #AfricanStatisticsDay by accessing DHS data to highlight the vital role of statistics in every aspect of social a…
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RT @worldbankdata: 1.2 billion people worldwide face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate hazard such as h…
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RT @DANS_knaw_nwo: Learn how to handle health #data practically and ethically during the @KNVI_NL Data Day on 22/11, at @antoniuszkh Utrech…
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RT @CopernicusECMWF: 9 of the first 10 months this year, and 15 of the last 16 months exceeded 1.5°C global average surface air temperature…
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World Bank's poverty line of $6.85/day is compatible with IWI70, households which score 70 or lower on the International Wealth Index. IWI is comparable between countries and over time. Go to Global Data Lab @worldbankdata @UNDP #SDGs
In a major change, the World Bank’s new poverty line, set at $6.85/day, reveals shifts in global poverty—42% of the world’s poor now live in South Asia, while Sub-Saharan Africa holds a third. Learn how these insights reshape poverty measurement:
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The Global Data Lab offers the possibility to create Profile Reports for countries and provinces within countries with a host of relevant indicators for researchers and policy makers @DHSprogram @UNICEFData #Afghanistan
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RT @afrobarometer: We’re pleased to announce that new Round 10 datasets for 14 countries are now available on our Online Data Analysis tool…
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RT @FAOstatistics: Now available❗️ State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 Financing to end hunger, food security and maln…
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With the GDL Vulnerability Index you can determine vulnerability to climate change and disasters of provinces anywhere in the world. Visit to find out more @UNFCCC @NASAClimate #Climate
💧A 100-year flood can happen more than once in a century. This is what it really means ➡️
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RT @OpenDataWatch: 🗓️ We're less than 75 days away from the 5th @UNDataForum in Medellín. The program is out & registration is open! Now…
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RT @DANS_knaw_nwo: Who owns the #data? A question regularly raised. The recently released @LCRDM report ‘Data Sovereignty, Data Governance…
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