Table 1.

Performance metrics of population comparison from the reference dataset (SCB—Swedish Statistical Bureau) to those from the generated datasets at different administrative boundary levels, using WorldPop and GHSPop datasets.

	Administrative boundaries	n	R-squared	RMSE	MAPE	%MAE
WorldPop	Grid (1 km)	534,712	0.49	13	118.42	73.41
	DeSo	5985	0.41	140	121.85	67.68
	RegSo	3363	0.53	191	115.17	61.57
	Municipality	290	0.74	1484	47.34	38.13
GHSPop	Grid (1 km)	534,712	0.63	11	168.87	74.07
	DeSo	5985	0.50	105	149.91	65.2
	RegSo	3363	0.67	138	126.73	55.66
	Municipality	290	0.80	1003	43.18	31.32

The administrative levels include Grid (1 km), Demographic Statistical Areas (DeSo), Regional Statistical Areas (RegSo), and Municipality. The performance is evaluated based on R-squared, Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAPE) and Percentage Mean Absolute Error (%MAE).