SampCountries: AllCountries
Description
Data on a sample of countries of the world
Format
A data frame with 50 observations on the following 13 variables.
Country
Name of the country
LandArea
Size in sq. kilometers
Population
Population in millions
Energy
Energy usage (kilotons of oil)
Rural
Percentage of population living in rural areas
Military
Percentage of government expenditures directed
toward the military
Health
Percentage of government
expenditures directed towards healthcare
HIV
Percentage of
the population with HIV
Internet
Percentage of the
population with access to the internet
kwhPerCap
An ordered factor of categories for kilowatt
hours per capita, under 2500
, 2500 to 5000
, or over 5000
Developed
A numerical code for kwhPerCap
BirthRate
Births per 1000 people
ElderlyPop
Percentage of the population at least 65 year old
LifeExpectancy
Average life expectancy (in years)
Source
Data collected from the World Bank website, worldbank.org.Details
A subset of data from AllCountries for a random sample of 50 countries. Data
for 2008 to avoid many missing values in more recent years.