Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Cape Verde
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 46.4% against 44.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 56.0% | 10.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 52.2% | 1.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 47.6% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?
- Cape Verde, at 46.4% against 44.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 1.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for population living in slums?
- Cape Verde ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th 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.