Launch World Bank Data Shiny App

Initializes and launches a Shiny application for visualizing World Bank data. The app includes dynamic Plotly charts for comparing countries, indicators, and demographic statistics across time.

Usage

worldbank()

Value

A running Shiny app in the default web browser.

Details

This function:

• Loads required datasets: mfi, country_code, and mfi_population.

• Builds mfi_cor on the fly from selected indicators in mfi.

• Sets formatting options for numbers and fonts.

• Defines a helper function format_bignum for human-readable large numbers (e.g., K, M, Bn, Tn).

• Launches the Shiny app using shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server).

The Shiny app interface includes:

Country Comparison

Compare a selected indicator across countries.

Indicator Comparison

Compare multiple indicators for one country.

Population Pyramid

Visualize male/female population distribution.

Barplot

Rank countries by a selected indicator.

Scatterplot

Show relationship between two indicators.

Map

Animated choropleth map by year.

Index

Tabular view of the dataset.

Note

Ensure that the datasets mfi, country_code, and mfi_population are available in your environment or loaded via a package before calling this function.

Examples

# worldbank()