Yemen Administrative Boundaries at Three Subnational Levels

Produced and maintained since 2017 by geoBoundaries, this dataset provides political administrative boundaries for Yemen. It contains three levels of subnational divisions: ADM0 (country), ADM1, and ADM2. The data is part of a standardized, open-license global database of boundaries for every country.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on administrative regions mentioned in the description.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic or economic analysis based on the ADM1 and ADM2 boundaries.
• Support humanitarian logistics and planning based on the standardized subnational boundary data.
• Integrate with other geospatial datasets using the provided administrative hierarchy.

Strengths

• Open license (ODbL-1.0) allowing for sharing and adaptation.
• Standardized format as part of a global database maintained since 2017.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOJSON, SHP).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

geoBoundaries (www.geoboundaries.org)

Collection Method

Produced and maintained as part of the geoBoundaries Global Database of Political Administrative Boundaries.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 10:47:54.037007; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yemen