Which has higher population living in slums, Gabon or Nepal?

Nepal, at 40.1% against 38.8% in Gabon as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nepal?

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.

Gabon vs Nepal: Population living in slums

Gabon

38.8%

in 2022

Nepal

40.1%

in 2022

Gabon rank

57th

Nepal rank

55th

Population living in slums over time

Gabon
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 40.1% against 38.8% in Gabon, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.

Gabon ranks 57th and Nepal ranks 55th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	53.7%	60.5%	6.8%	Nepal
2010s	45.5%	46.1%	0.6%	Nepal
2020s	41.6%	40.2%	1.4%	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Gabon or Nepal?: Nepal, at 40.1% against 38.8% in Gabon as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Gabon and Nepal?: 1.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nepal?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Nepal rank globally for population living in slums?: Gabon ranks 57th and Nepal ranks 55th 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.