econtools (version 0.1.1)

add_population_density_column: Add Population Density Column to Country Data

Description

Add Population Density Column to Country Data

Usage

add_population_density_column(
  df,
  id_column,
  id_type = "iso3_code",
  date_column = NULL,
  target_column = "population_density"
)

Value

A data frame with an additional column containing population density data.

Arguments

df

A data frame containing country identifiers.

id_column

Name of the column containing country identifiers.

id_type

Type of country identifier. Defaults to "iso3_code".

date_column

Optional. Name of the column containing dates for time-specific data.

target_column

Name of the output column. Defaults to "population_density".

Examples

# \donttest{
# Add population density using ISO3 codes
df <- data.frame(country = c("FRA", "DEU", "ESP"))
result <- add_population_density_column(df, id_column = "country")

# Add population density with year
df <- data.frame(country = c("FRA", "DEU"), year = c(2015, 2020))
result <- add_population_density_column(
  df, id_column = "country", date_column = "year"
)
# }