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.
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>, …