Afghanistan vs Congo: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 75.3% against 71.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Congo ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Congo ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 75.3% | 11.7% | Congo |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 54.2% | 15.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 59.8% | 12.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Congo, at 75.3% against 71.6% in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 3.7%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for population living in slums?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Congo ranks 7th 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.