Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 11.2% against 9.7% in Colombia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 97th and Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 174 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 25.4% | 6.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 14.1% | 2.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 11.2% | 1.5% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 11.2% against 9.7% in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 1.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for population living in slums?
- Colombia ranks 97th and Dominican Republic ranks 94th 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.