Creating maps with Stata

Here you can learn how to create the map shown above using Stata. All material necessary to reproduce the map is available for download.

Want to learn more?

Check out this blog post by Asjad Naqvi, which also explains more in detail the basics of creating maps in Stata, including some tips and a FAQ on maps: https://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/making-visually-appealing-maps-stata-guest-post-asjad-naqvi

You can find a more detailed description of working with the command spmap here: https://www.stata.com/meeting/italy14/abstracts/materials/it14_pisati.pdf

Material for creating maps in Stata

countries.dbf
countries.shp
data_prevalence_stunting.dta
Maps in Stata/FYI_maps in Stata.do
stunting_prevalence.png