Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Population living in slums (% of urban population) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 82.4% against 78.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 174 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 61.1% | 11.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 55.0% | 21.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 67.5% | 10.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 82.4% against 78.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population living in slums?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th 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.