Cameroon vs Samoa: Population living in slums

Cameroon
32.7%
in 2022
Samoa
34.6%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
69th
Samoa rank
66th

Population living in slums over time

  • Cameroon
  • Samoa
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 34.6% against 32.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 69th and Samoa ranks 66th of 174 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 58.8% 4.2% 54.7% Cameroon
2010s 42.5% 1.3% 41.2% Cameroon
2020s 32.7% 17.4% 15.3% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Cameroon or Samoa?
Samoa, at 34.6% against 32.7% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Cameroon and Samoa?
1.9%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for population living in slums?
Cameroon ranks 69th and Samoa ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

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.