Bangladesh Risk Assessment Indicators: District-Level Hazard and Access Data

Supplying risk assessment indicators for Bangladesh at the administrative level 2 (district) across eight thematic layers including demographics, infrastructure, and hazard exposure. Produced by the Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT) using the GAIA Pipeline, the data integrates sources like WorldPop and OpenStreetMap as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Identifying healthcare deserts by analyzing access_pop_hospitals_30min relative to total population
• Prioritizing disaster relief for vulnerable groups using children_u5 and elderly population counts
• Evaluating educational infrastructure needs using education_count and access_pop_education_5km

Strengths

• Standardized ADM2_PCODE for integration with HDX Common Operational Datasets
• Travel-time based accessibility metrics (30/60/120 min) for healthcare
• Multi-dimensional indicators covering demographics, infrastructure, and hazards

Limitations

• Facility counts like hospitals_count are subject to OpenStreetMap's varying completeness
• Admin level 2 aggregation masks local-level variations in flood and cyclone exposure

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)

Collection Method

Aggregated via the GAIA Pipeline from WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Bangladesh