Burkina Faso vs Mali: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 92.5% against 87.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 75.5% | 4.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 54.5% | 11.3% | Mali |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 67.2% | 10.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 92.5% against 87.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 4.6%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for population living in slums?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 2nd 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.