ots_distances {tradestatistics}

OTS Distances

Description

Distance between countries, alongside colonial relation, common language, and continuity.

Usage

ots_distances

Format

A data frame with 22,791 rows and 8 variables

• country1First ISO-3 code in the dyad (alphabetical order)

• country2Second ISO-3 code in the dyad (alphabetical order)

• distDistance between most populated cities (in kilometers)

• distcapDistance between capitals (in kilometers)

• colonyVariable coded as 1 when the two countries are or were in a colonial relation

• comlang_ethnoVariable coded as 1 when the two countries have at least 9% of their population speaking the same language

• comlang_offVariable coded as 1 when the two countries share the same official language

• contigVariable coded as 1 when the two countries are next to each other and 0 otherwise

Source

Adapted from CEPII