Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Burkina Faso
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 87.9% against 78.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 72.4% | 4.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 76.1% | 32.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 78.4% | 21.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Burkina Faso, at 87.9% against 78.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 9.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for population living in slums?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th 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.