Guinea vs Syria: Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Guinea
44.0%
in 2022
Syria
41.1%
in 2022
Guinea rank
50th
Syria rank
53rd

Population living in slums (% of urban population) over time

  • Guinea
  • Syria
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 44.0% against 41.1% in Syria, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 50th and Syria ranks 53rd of 174 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 30.6% 11.7% Guinea
2010s 46.5% 25.1% 21.4% Guinea
2020s 46.5% 33.4% 13.1% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Guinea or Syria?
Guinea, at 44.0% against 41.1% in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Guinea and Syria?
2.9%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syria?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Guinea and Syria rank globally for population living in slums?
Guinea ranks 50th and Syria ranks 53rd 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.