World Bank Global Administrative Boundaries

High resolution, World Bank-approved administrative boundaries. Includes Admin 0, 1, 2, Non-Determined Legal Status Areas (NDLSA), and an ocean mask. An Admin 0 line file (for visualization purposes with World Bank-specific drawing instructions) can also be found. A data dictionary and additional columns of information which can be joined to the Admin 1 and 2 files are available as separate downloads.

To report an error in any of the admin boundary files, please raise a new issue here: https://github.com/worldbank/WB_GAD/issues and it will be considered during the next update cycle.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
ID
GCS Poster
Filebin Poster
Version
Is live dataset
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Structured data license
Date created
Date published December 2, 2025
Date modified December 2, 2025
Languages
Same as
  1. https://source.coop//geographyis/wb-gad
Cite as
Creators
Creator 1
Type
Person
ID
geographyis
Identifier
Name
Benjamin Stewart
Email
bstewart@worldbank.org
URL
https://source.coop/geographyis
Publishers
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