Costa Rica vs South Korea: Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Population living in slums (% of urban population) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 4.5% against 3.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and South Korea ranks 114th of 174 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 12.8% | 2.8% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.7% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Costa Rica or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 4.5% against 3.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 1.0%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for population living in slums?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and South Korea ranks 114th 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.