Albania vs Costa Rica: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Albania
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.5% against 2.7% in Albania, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 10.9% | 12.1% | Albania |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.3% | 4.0% | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Albania or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.5% against 2.7% in Albania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Albania and Costa Rica?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for population living in slums?
- Albania ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 117th 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.