01 Geospatial
Open the map
20 layers on one explorer: transport, schools, hospitals, land cover, metro catchments and more. Pan, switch layers on and select anything for its source.
Open the explorerDevelopingcountry
02 Datasets
Browse the data
118 indicator datasets: census, prices, labour, trade, fiscal, utilities and more. Each says who published it, when it was checked and what is missing.
Browse the datasets“I want to help build the data infrastructure that developing countries need to grow. What an achievement it would be to go from developing to developed in a lifetime.”
Public projects
What is being built?
See what was announced, where it is, who is responsible, what it was expected to cost and when anyone last reported progress.
- Records
- 36 projects
- Last checked
- 2026-08
Population
Where do people live?
Compare population across provinces, districts and smaller administrative areas, while keeping the census year and known gaps in view.
- Census years
- 2012 + 2024
- Last checked
- 2026-08
Public transport
How far does the city reach?
See Colombo Metro Bus routes and the streets people can reach on foot from each stop—not just the lines on a transport map.
- Walking records
- 68,588 catchments
- Last checked
- October 2026
Schools
Is learning within reach?
Explore where schools have been mapped, then compare them with population and transport. A point on a map does not always mean practical access.
- Mapped places
- 4,627 places
- Source
- OpenStreetMap
Hospitals
Where is care available?
Locate mapped hospitals and clinics, while keeping one limitation clear: this is a community map, not the official health-service register.
- Mapped places
- 1,031 places
- Coverage
- Community-mapped
Where Colombo's Metro Bus doesn't reach
We mapped the crowded parts of Colombo where almost nobody can walk to a Metro Bus stop, and looked at why the lines miss them.
Read the essayHow far Colombo's Metro Bus reaches
We walked ten minutes from every Metro Bus stop along real streets and counted the homes, schools, hospitals and offices within reach.
Read the essay