Costa Rica vs Poland: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 4.2% against 3.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Poland ranks 115th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 1.5% | 9.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 1.9% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Costa Rica or Poland?
- Poland, at 4.2% against 3.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 0.7%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for population living in slums?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Poland ranks 115th 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.