GADM data

The current version is 4.1. It delimits 400,276 administrative areas. Version 5 will be released in January 2027.

You can download the spatial data by country.

Downloading by country is the recommended approach. You can also download the data for the entire world. Variable names are described in the metadata. File types are described on the formats page.

Older versions can be downloaded here.

The data are freely available for academic use and other non-commercial use. Redistribution, or commercial use, is not allowed without prior permission. See the license.