Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Population living in slums

Haiti
51.1%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
49.3%
in 2022
Haiti rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd

Population living in slums over time

  • Haiti
  • Sierra Leone
020406080200020112022

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 51.1% against 49.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Haiti ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 58.7% 71.4% 12.8% Sierra Leone
2010s 52.1% 58.9% 6.7% Sierra Leone
2020s 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
Haiti, at 51.1% against 49.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
1.8%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for population living in slums?
Haiti ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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.