Mapping the world’s building regulations: new platform for smarter reforms Keiko SakodaJayashree Srinivasan July 13, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/mapping-the-world-s-building-regulations--new-platform-for-smart Every year, the world adds floor space equivalent to a city the size of Paris roughly every five days. Most of that construction happens in countries facing steep combinations of climate risk and rapid urban growth, and much of it is governed, in principle, by building regulations. Whether those regulations exist, what topics they cover, and whether they are enforced determines whether buildings are safe, disaster-resilient, energy-efficient, and accessible, or whether they lock in decades of risk.