geoBoundariesWilliam & Mary geoLab

Download · gbOpen

Simplified country boundaries

Country GeoJSON files with fewer vertices.

Simplified files have fewer vertices and less geometric detail. Use full-resolution country files when boundary precision matters.
Compare full and simplified geometry
Example of an administrative boundary with full geometry
Full geometry
The same boundary with simplified geometry
Simplified geometry

View source and build status →

Loading boundary data…

GeoJSON · Simplified geometry

Need data in a script? Build an API request. Looking for an older version? Browse archived releases. Remember to cite geoBoundaries.