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High resolution, World Bank-approved administrative boundaries. Each download option (shapefile, GeoPackage, or GeoJSON format) 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 in the shapefile folder. A data dictionary and additional columns of information which can be joined to the Admin 1 and 2 files are available as separate downloads. 

Also included are API endpoints for interactive maps. 

If Bank staff use this data to create a map- print, web, presentations for an external audience (e.g. external web sites), etc., staff must receive legal clearance by submitting the finished map to the World Bank Cartography Unit.

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.

High resolution, World Bank-approved administrative boundaries. Each download option (shapefile, GeoPackage, or GeoJSON format) 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 in the shapefile folder. A data dictionary and additional columns of information which can be joined to the Admin 1 and 2 files are available as separate downloads. 

Also included are API endpoints for interactive maps. 

If Bank staff use this data to create a map- print, web, presentations for an external audience (e.g. external web sites), etc., staff must receive legal clearance by submitting the finished map to the World Bank Cartography Unit.

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.

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World Bank Official Boundaries (Shapefiles)
  • Sep 10, 2025
  • Public
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World Bank Official Boundaries (GeoPackage)
  • Jun 17, 2025
  • Public
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World Bank Official Boundaries (GeoJSON)
  • Jun 17, 2025
  • Public
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World Bank Official Boundaries Admin 2 - Additional Attributes
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World Bank Official Boundaries Admin 1 - Additional Attributes
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Data Dictionary
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World Bank - Global Administrative Divisions - Medium Resolution
  • HTML
  • May 14, 2024
  • Public
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World Bank Map Guidelines for Disputed Areas and Borders
  • HTML
  • Oct 26, 2023
  • Official Use Only
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API Endpoint Links for World Basemap Collection
  • PDF
  • Mar 19, 2020
  • Official Use Only
  • 0.6 MB
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World Bank Official Boundaries (Feature Service)
  • VECTOR API
  • May 14, 2024
  • Public
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World Country Polygons - Very High Definition
  • ZIP
  • Mar 19, 2020
  • Public
  • 6.0 MB
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Sep 10, 2025
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World Bank. 2020. Women, Business and the Law 2020. Washington, DC: World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/32639. CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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World Bank Official Boundaries (Shapefiles)

World Bank Official Boundary files in Shapefile format.

last Update Date: 2025-09-10T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datalakeesouoprod.blob.core.windows.net/data/ddh/data/ddh-published/0038272
World Bank Official Boundaries (GeoPackage)

World Bank Official Boundary files in GeoPackage format.

last Update Date: 2025-06-17T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datalakeesouoprod.blob.core.windows.net/data/ddh/data/ddh-published/0038272
World Bank Official Boundaries (GeoJSON)

World Bank Official Boundary files in GeoJSON format.

last Update Date: 2025-06-17T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datalakeesouoprod.blob.core.windows.net/data/ddh/data/ddh-published/0038272
World Bank Official Boundaries Admin 2 - Additional Attributes

Additional attributes for WB Official Boundaries Admin 2 files.

last Update Date: 2025-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0038272/DR0095374/WB_Official_Boundaries_Admin2_additional_columns.csv
World Bank Official Boundaries Admin 1 - Additional Attributes

Additional attributes for WB Official Boundaries Admin 1 files.

last Update Date: 2025-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0038272/DR0095373/WB_Official_Boundaries_Admin1_additional_columns.csv
Data Dictionary

Data dictionary explaining attributes used in WB Official Boundaries files.

last Update Date: 2025-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0038272/DR0095372/DataDictionary.xlsx
World Bank - Global Administrative Divisions - Medium Resolution

The official Global Administrative Divisions at a medium resolution at 3 administrative levels: admin0, admin1, admin2 and disputed areas.


You can download:

  • admin0/1/2 polygons
  • disputed areas polygons
  • admin0/1/2 boundaries (admin0 has the disputed borders. Check the attribute table to learn how to style them)

The official Global Administrative Divisions at a medium resolution at 3 administrative levels: admin0, admin1, admin2 and disputed areas.


You can download:

  • admin0/1/2 polygons
  • disputed areas polygons
  • admin0/1/2 boundaries (admin0 has the disputed borders. Check the attribute table to learn how to style them)

last Update Date: 2024-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public
World Bank Map Guidelines for Disputed Areas and Borders

Verify how to represent your data, how to treat a disputed area or border or how to write the name of country.

Verify how to represent your data, how to treat a disputed area or border or how to write the name of country.

Resource Type: Documentation last Update Date: 2023-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Official Use Only
API Endpoint Links for World Basemap Collection
Resource Type: API Documentation last Update Date: 2020-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Official Use Only Interactive ViewURL: https://datalakeesouoprod.blob.core.windows.net/data/ddh/data/ddh-published/0038272/3/DR0046671/api_endpoints_world_basemap.pdf
World Bank Official Boundaries (Feature Service)
Resource Type: Related Material last Update Date: 2024-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public
World Country Polygons - Very High Definition
Resource Type: Download last Update Date: 2020-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0038272/3/DR0046659/wb_countries_admin0_10m.zip
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Classification: Public

This dataset is classified as Public under the Access to Information Classification Policy. Users inside and outside the Bank can access this dataset.

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

This dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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