Africa Western and Central vs Equatorial Guinea: Population living in slums

Africa Western and Central
50.5%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
64.7%
in 2022
Africa Western and Central rank
11th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th

Population living in slums over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 64.7% against 50.5% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 33 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 66.6% 58.2% 8.5% Africa Western and Central
2010s 54.2% 62.5% 8.3% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 49.0% 64.8% 15.8% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Africa Western and Central or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 64.7% against 50.5% in Africa Western and Central as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Africa Western and Central and Equatorial Guinea?
14.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Equatorial Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Africa Western and Central and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for population living in slums?
Africa Western and Central ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 33 groups.
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

Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

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.