Gabon vs Kenya: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Gabon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 40.5% against 38.8% in Gabon, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 57th and Kenya ranks 54th of 174 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 60.1% | 6.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 52.7% | 7.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 45.7% | 4.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Gabon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 40.5% against 38.8% in Gabon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Gabon and Kenya?
- 1.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Gabon and Kenya rank globally for population living in slums?
- Gabon ranks 57th and Kenya ranks 54th 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.