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Maps of Society and Human Development are published here once their data rights are cleared and they have been reviewed. Each shows its time and space reference, its sources and its uncertainty.
Society and Human Development released maps are reviewed map views of society and human development, published once their data rights are cleared, each with its coordinate reference, date, sources and uncertainty. Layers draw on sources such as World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform. A map shows released, rights-cleared evidence, not a live feed or an official warning.
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For released maps, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on population density and true-colour imagery with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on World; every other NASA layer, live feed and forecast waits in the layer list.
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For released maps, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on population density and true-colour imagery with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on World; every other NASA layer, live feed and forecast waits in the layer list.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date; indicators, not assessments of any place; claim ceiling INTEGRATED.
Layers and dates
| Indicator | Unit | Cadence | Evidence label | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population below the international poverty line | percent of population | per survey | Estimated | Poverty and inequality |
| Multidimensional poverty headcount | percent of population | per survey | Estimated | Poverty and inequality |
| Gini index of income or consumption | index | per survey | Estimated | Poverty and inequality |
| Income share of the bottom forty percent | percent of total income | per survey | Estimated | Poverty and inequality |
| Social protection coverage | percent of population covered by at least one benefit | per assessment | Official | Poverty and inequality |
| Poverty rates disaggregated by sex, age and disability | percent by group | per survey | Estimated | Poverty and inequality |
| Total fertility rate | births per woman | annual | Estimated | Demographic transitions |
| Life expectancy at birth | years | annual | Estimated | Demographic transitions |
| Old-age dependency ratio | people aged sixty-five and over per hundred aged fifteen to sixty-four | annual | Estimated | Demographic transitions |
| Net migration rate | per thousand population | annual | Estimated | Demographic transitions |
| Urban population share | percent | annual | Estimated | Demographic transitions |
| Population projections | people by age and sex | per revision | Forecast | Demographic transitions |
| Intentional homicide rate | per hundred thousand population | annual | Official | Human security and wellbeing |
| Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity | percent of population | annual | Estimated | Human security and wellbeing |
| People feeling safe walking alone at night | percent | per survey | Reported | Human security and wellbeing |
| Life evaluation | score on a zero to ten scale | annual | Reported | Human security and wellbeing |
| Conflict-related deaths | count | annual | Estimated | Human security and wellbeing |
| Population with access to justice mechanisms | percent of those with disputes | per survey | Reported | Human security and wellbeing |
| Refugees and asylum-seekers | count by country of origin and asylum | biannual | Official | Humanitarian and displacement |
| Internally displaced persons by conflict and violence | count | annual | Estimated | Humanitarian and displacement |
| Internal displacements by disasters | count of movements | annual | Estimated | Humanitarian and displacement |
| People in protracted refugee situations | count | annual | Official | Humanitarian and displacement |
| Durable solutions achieved | count of returns, local integration and resettlement | annual | Official | Humanitarian and displacement |
| Humanitarian funding coverage | percent of appeal requirements funded | annual | Reported | Humanitarian and displacement |
| Out-of-school rate | percent of children of school age | annual | Estimated | Education and capabilities |
| Learning poverty | percent of ten-year-olds unable to read and understand a simple text | per assessment | Estimated | Education and capabilities |
| Minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics | percent of students | per assessment | Observed | Education and capabilities |
| School days lost to closures | days | per event | Reported | Education and capabilities |
| Gender parity index in enrolment | ratio | annual | Official | Education and capabilities |
| Education spending | percent of GDP | annual | Official | Education and capabilities |
| Generalised trust | percent agreeing most people can be trusted | per survey | Reported | Technology and social cohesion |
| Trust in government | percent expressing confidence | per survey | Reported | Technology and social cohesion |
| Affective polarisation | difference in feelings toward own and other groups | per survey | Reported | Technology and social cohesion |
| Civic participation | percent participating in community activities | per survey | Reported | Technology and social cohesion |
| Internet shutdowns | count of incidents | annual | Reported | Technology and social cohesion |
| Digital public service use by group | percent of population | per survey | Reported | Technology and social cohesion |
| Population in hazard zones by income group | people | per assessment | Estimated | Urban social vulnerability |
| Households without insurance | percent of households | per survey | Reported | Urban social vulnerability |
| Older people living alone | count | per census | Official | Urban social vulnerability |
| Renters as share of households | percent | per census | Official | Urban social vulnerability |
| Language barriers to warnings | percent of residents with limited official language | per census | Official | Urban social vulnerability |
| Homelessness | people counted by a stated definition | per count | Reported | Urban social vulnerability |
| Studies with ethics review | percent of published studies reporting approval | per review | Observed | Inclusive research ethics |
| Research with community engagement documented | percent of projects | per review | Declared | Inclusive research ethics |
| Local researchers in authorship | share of authors from study countries | per review | Observed | Inclusive research ethics |
| Data management plans with protection measures | percent of funded projects | per review | Declared | Inclusive research ethics |
| Results returned to participants or communities | percent of projects | per review | Declared | Inclusive research ethics |
| Ethics committees with capacity for social research | count | per assessment | Reported | Inclusive research ethics |
| Trust in news | percent trusting most news most of the time | annual | Reported | Media and information systems |
| Main source of news by type | percent of respondents | annual | Reported | Media and information systems |
| Journalists killed or imprisoned | count | annual | Reported | Media and information systems |
| Local news outlets | count per region | per assessment | Estimated | Media and information systems |
| Rumours tracked in crisis response | count by theme | per event | Reported | Media and information systems |
| Population reached by official crisis messages | percent | per event | Reported | Media and information systems |
| People in need of humanitarian assistance | count | annual | Estimated | Humanitarian risk |
| Population in acute food insecurity | people by IPC phase | per analysis | Estimated | Humanitarian risk |
| Humanitarian appeal funding coverage | percent funded | annual | Reported | Humanitarian risk |
| Conflict events | count | weekly | Reported | Humanitarian risk |
| Anticipatory action triggers activated | count | per season | Reported | Humanitarian risk |
| Access constraints | count of reported incidents | monthly | Reported | Humanitarian risk |
Analysis runs in Nexus Foundry; reviewed releases are listed here.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coordinate reference system | The definition that ties coordinates to locations on Earth, catalogued with EPSG codes. |
| Modifiable areal unit problem | The change in statistical results that comes from how areas are drawn and aggregated. |
| Zonal statistics | Statistics of raster values summarised within boundaries such as districts. |
| Public-safe release | A recorded decision on the detail at which a layer may be published without exposing sensitive sites or people. |
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