Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Ethiopia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 64.3% against 31.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 32.4%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 174 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 47.3% | 38.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 36.6% | 33.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 33.0% | 31.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Ethiopia, at 64.3% against 31.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 32.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population living in slums?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.