🌍 Global population maps fail rural areas
Gridded population datasets systematically underestimate rural populations - by up to 84%.
This could impact policies on resources, healthcare, and disaster planning. Better rural census data is urgently needed.
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Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population - Nature Communications
This research reveals that widely used global population data heavily underestimate rural population. If not carefully considered, these errors in the data can cause inequitable access to resources an...
