Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 54.8% against 51.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 28th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.0% | 47.5% | 9.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 30.4% | 23.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 38.3% | 13.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 54.8% against 51.5% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 3.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for population living in slums?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th 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.