Canada vs Uruguay: Population living in slums

Canada
1.1%
in 2022
Uruguay
1.3%
in 2022
Canada rank
129th
Uruguay rank
127th

Population living in slums over time

  • Canada
  • Uruguay
0510152025200020112022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 129th and Uruguay ranks 127th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 21.4% 21.1% Uruguay
2010s 0.6% 5.8% 5.1% Uruguay
2020s 0.9% 1.3% 0.4% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Canada or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Canada and Uruguay?
0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for population living in slums?
Canada ranks 129th and Uruguay ranks 127th 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.