Which has higher population living in slums, Cuba or Guyana?

Guyana, at 11.3% against 11.0% in Cuba as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guyana?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Cuba vs Guyana: Population living in slums

Cuba

11.0%

in 2022

Guyana

11.3%

in 2022

Cuba rank

95th

Guyana rank

93rd

Population living in slums over time

Cuba
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 11.3% against 11.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Cuba ranks 95th and Guyana ranks 93rd of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.8%	24.6%	21.9%	Guyana
2010s	7.4%	17.1%	9.7%	Guyana
2020s	10.8%	11.7%	0.9%	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Cuba or Guyana?: Guyana, at 11.3% against 11.0% in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Cuba and Guyana?: 0.3%, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guyana?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Guyana rank globally for population living in slums?: Cuba ranks 95th and Guyana ranks 93rd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.