Ecuador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Ecuador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 57.8% against 19.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 38.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 30.0% | 27.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 19.6% | 38.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Ecuador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ecuador, at 57.8% against 19.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 38.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population living in slums?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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.