Egypt vs Lebanon: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Egypt
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 4.5% against 3.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 116th and Lebanon ranks 113th of 174 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 86.1% | 57.7% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 14.6% | 8.7% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Egypt or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 4.5% against 3.8% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Egypt and Lebanon?
- 0.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for population living in slums?
- Egypt ranks 116th and Lebanon ranks 113th 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.