Burkina Faso vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Burkina Faso
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 87.9% against 59.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 28.0%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 69.5% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 59.4% | 16.2% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.5% | 0.3% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Burkina Faso or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Burkina Faso, at 87.9% against 59.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Burkina Faso and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 28.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for population living in slums?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd 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.