World Bank Group data on urbanization in Malaysia, sourced from the World Bank data portal and consolidated on HDX. The dataset likely contains indicators on urban growth, traffic congestion, and air pollution, drawing from sources like the United Nations Population Division and World Health Organization. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Modeling urban population growth based on United Nations demographic data mentioned in the description
- Assessing the relationship between city density and access to services like water and sanitation described in the overview
- Analyzing environmental strain from urbanization using air pollution indicators referenced in the description
Strengths
- Data originates from authoritative sources like the World Bank, United Nations Population Division, and World Health Organization.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting flexible reuse with attribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-04-28 09:55:51.143733; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, with data from the World Bank data portal, United Nations Population Division, World Health Organization, International Road Federation, and World Resources Institute.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from multiple international data sources.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 09:55:51.143733
- Geography
- Malaysia