Guinea-Bissau vs Latin America & Caribbean: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 59.0% against 18.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 40.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 23.4% | 51.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 19.6% | 53.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 18.9% | 40.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Guinea-Bissau or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 59.0% against 18.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 40.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for population living in slums?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st 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.