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The heart of the Wealth indicators is the International Wealth Index (IWI), which is the first comparable asset-based wealth index covering the complete developing world. In addition we provide asset-specific indicators, poverty and inequality measures.</p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/iwi/background/">Find out more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>Computing IWI</h2> <p>To compute the IWI value of a household, information is needed on twelve assets. These assets include seven consumer durables, access to two public services, and three housing characteristics.</p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/iwi/computing/">Read more</a> </div> <span class="icon bi bi-calculator"></span> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>Play with IWI online</h2> <p>We provide an online form to quickly compute the IWI index for a household. This is done by filling out a form with questions pertaining to each of the indicators IWI accounts for.</p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/iwi/form/">Go to form</a> </div> <span class="icon bi bi-list-check"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>Map visualisations</h2> <p>Our world maps allow the visualization of the Wealth indicators across all lower- and middle-income countries at a given point in time. This is a key instrument in visualizing regional differences <em>within</em> and <em>across</em> countries.</p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/wealth/maps/iwi/">Go to maps</a> </div> <span class="icon bi bi-map"></span> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>Data tables</h2> <p>We provide easy to navigate data tables displaying the wealth, poverty and inequality indicators in a grid-like format of rows and columns. Information is available along three dimensions: (i) country, (ii) time, and (iii) choice of indicator(s).</p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/wealth/table/iwi/">Go to data tables</a> </div> <span class="icon bi bi-table"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <p>Here, you find answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the wealth indicators we have. Questions range from accessibility to validity. It is a good starting point before contacting us for more information. </p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/iwi/faq/">Go to FAQ</a> </div> <span class="icon bi bi-question-lg"></span> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>Downloads</h2> <p>We have prepared an SPSS syntax file that contains the formulas for computing IWI, plus instructions on how to prepare the indicators. A free-of-charge registration with GDL is necessary. Registration takes less than 5 minutes.</p> <div> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://globaldatalab.org/iwi/downloads/">Go to downloads</a> </div> <span class="icon bi bi-download"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="content-box landing-box"> <h2>How to cite us</h2> <p>For data retrieved from the Wealth indicators, please refer to both the data and the accompanying paper:</p> <ul> <li>Data retrieved from the Wealth indicators of the Global Data Lab, <a href="https://globaldatalab.org/wealth/">https://globaldatalab.org/wealth/</a>, version v1.0.</li> <li><a href="https://globaldatalab.org/asset/234/Smits%20GDL%20Working%20Paper%2016-101%20v340.pdf">Smits, J. (2016), GDL Area Database: Sub-national development indicators for research and policy-making. GDL Working paper 16-101</a></li> <li>For the IWI also refer to <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-014-0683-x">Smits, J., and Steendijk, R. 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