Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Western and Central
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 71.6% against 50.5% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 21.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Africa Western and Central ranks 11th of 174 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Western and Central | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 63.0% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 54.2% | 15.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 49.0% | 23.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?
- Afghanistan, at 71.6% against 50.5% in Africa Western and Central as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
- 21.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for population living in slums?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Africa Western and Central ranks 11th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.