Guinea-Bissau vs Small states: Population living in slums

Guinea-Bissau
59.0%
in 2022
Small states
19.7%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th
Small states rank
18th

Population living in slums over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Small states
20406080200020112022

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 59.0% against 19.7% in Small states, a difference of 39.3%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 3.0 times Small states's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Small states ranks 18th 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 Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 75.2% 25.4% 49.8% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 70.9% 22.6% 48.3% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 59.9% 20.4% 39.5% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Guinea-Bissau or Small states?
Guinea-Bissau, at 59.0% against 19.7% in Small states as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Guinea-Bissau and Small states?
39.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Small states?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Small states rank globally for population living in slums?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Small states ranks 18th 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

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

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.