step,rule,n_before,n_after,n_removed,rationale
1,drop indicator rows whose iso3 is not in wb_entities.csv,2349,2349,0,country/aggregate status cannot be established
2,drop entities with region == 'Aggregates' (all years),2349,1953,396,information rule: countries/economies only (44 aggregate entities)
3,keep analysis year 2023 only,1953,217,1736,most recent year with >= 150 countries having both indicators
4,drop countries with GDPpc or LE missing in analysis year (no imputation),217,197,20,information rule; missing: ASM; CHI; CUB; ERI; GIB; GUM; IMN; LIE; MAF; MCO; MNP; NCL; PRK; PYF; SSD; SYR; VEN; VGB; VIR; YEM