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Country Name 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Afghanistan 46.6 46.9 47.2 47.5 47.9
Albania 76.1 76.3 76.5 76.6 76.8
Algeria 71.6 71.9 72.2 72.4 72.6
library(WDI)
library(ggplot2)
#Grab GNI per capita data for Chile, Hungary and Uruguay
dat = WDI(indicator='NY.GNP.PCAP.CD', country=c('CL','HU','UY'), start=1960, end=2012)
#a quick plot with legend, title and lable
ggplot(dat, aes(year, NY.GNP.PCAP.CD, color=country)) + geom_line()
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tkb / wbdata-plotting-example.json
Created July 19, 2013 18:16
Grabbing World Bank Data with the wbdata module and plotting it
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import wbdata
import pandas
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
#set up the countries I want
countries = ["CL","UY","HU"]
#set up the indicator I want (just build up the dict if you want more than one)
indicators = {'NY.GNP.PCAP.CD':'GNI per Capita'}
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