Arab World vs Mauritania: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Arab World
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 58.6% against 22.2% in Arab World, a difference of 36.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.6 times Arab World's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 33 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 77.9% | 39.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 61.4% | 35.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 57.3% | 34.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Arab World or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 58.6% against 22.2% in Arab World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Arab World and Mauritania?
- 36.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mauritania?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Arab World and Mauritania rank globally for population living in slums?
- Arab World ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 20th 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
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.