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This dataset contains information on 193 United Nations member states as of 2024. It includes various attributes such as country names, ISO codes, official state names, geographic and demographic data, economic indicators, and participation in the Olympic Games. The data is designed for use in statistical analysis, data visualization, and educational purposes.

Usage

un_member_states_2024

Format

A data frame with 193 rows and 39 columns:

country

character. Name of the country.

iso

character. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3

official_state_name

character. Official name of the country. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_and_their_capitals_in_native_languages

continent

factor. Continent where the country is located. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

region

character. Specific region within the continent.

capital_city

character. Name of the capital city. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_capitals_by_population

capital_population

numeric. Population of the capital city.

capital_perc_of_country

numeric. Percentage of the country’s population living in the capital.

capital_data_year

integer. Year the capital population data was collected.

gdp_per_capita

numeric. GDP per capita in USD. See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

gdp_per_capita_year

numeric. Year the GDP per capita data was collected.

summers_competed_in

numeric. Number of times the country has competed in the Summer Olympics

summer_golds

integer. Number of gold medals won in the Summer Olympics.

summer_silvers

integer. Number of silver medals won in the Summer Olympics.

summer_bronzes

integer. Number of bronze medals won in the Summer Olympics.

summer_total

integer. Total number of medals won in the Summer Olympics.

winters_competed_in

integer. Number of times the country has competed in the Winter Olympics

winter_golds

integer. Number of gold medals won in the Winter Olympics.

winter_silvers

integer. Number of silver medals won in the Winter Olympics.

winter_bronzes

integer. Number of bronze medals won in the Winter Olympics.

winter_total

integer. Total number of medals won in the Winter Olympics.

combined_competed_ins

integer. Total number of times the country has competed in both Summer and Winter Olympics. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table

combined_golds

integer. Total number of gold medals won in both Summer and Winter Olympics.

combined_silvers

integer. Total number of silver medals won in both Summer and Winter Olympics.

combined_bronzes

integer. Total number of bronze medals won in both Summer and Winter Olympics.

combined_total

integer. Total number of medals won in both Summer and Winter Olympics.

driving_side

character. Indicates whether the country drives on the left or right side of the road. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic

obesity_rate_2024

numeric. Percentage of the population classified as obese in 2024. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate

obesity_rate_2016

numeric. Percentage of the population classified as obese in 2016.

has_nuclear_weapons_2024

logical. Indicates whether the country has nuclear weapons as of 2024. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons

population_2024

numeric. Population of the country in 2024. See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL

area_in_square_km

numeric. Area of the country in square kilometers. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area

area_in_square_miles

numeric. Area of the country in square miles.

population_density_in_square_km

numeric. Population density in square kilometers.

population_density_in_square_miles

numeric. Population density in square miles.

income_group_2024

factor. World Bank income group classification in 2024. See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.CD

life_expectancy_2022

numeric. Life expectancy at birth in 2022. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

fertility_rate_2022

numeric. Fertility rate in 2022 (average number of children per woman). See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_fertility_rate

hdi_2022

numeric. Human Development Index in 2022. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index

Examples

data(un_member_states_2024)
head(un_member_states_2024)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 39
#>   country             iso   official_state_name    continent region capital_city
#>   <chr>               <chr> <chr>                  <fct>     <chr>  <chr>       
#> 1 Afghanistan         AFG   The Islamic Republic … Asia      South… Kabul       
#> 2 Albania             ALB   The Republic of Alban… Europe    South… Tirana      
#> 3 Algeria             DZA   The People's Democrat… Africa    North… Algiers     
#> 4 Andorra             AND   The Principality of A… Europe    South… Andorra la …
#> 5 Angola              AGO   The Republic of Angola Africa    Centr… Luanda      
#> 6 Antigua and Barbuda ATG   Antigua and Barbuda    North Am… Carib… St. John's  
#> # ℹ 33 more variables: capital_population <dbl>, capital_perc_of_country <dbl>,
#> #   capital_data_year <int>, gdp_per_capita <dbl>, gdp_per_capita_year <dbl>,
#> #   summers_competed_in <dbl>, summer_golds <int>, summer_silvers <int>,
#> #   summer_bronzes <int>, summer_total <int>, winters_competed_in <int>,
#> #   winter_golds <int>, winter_silvers <int>, winter_bronzes <int>,
#> #   winter_total <int>, combined_competed_ins <int>, combined_golds <int>,
#> #   combined_silvers <int>, combined_bronzes <int>, combined_total <int>, …