IDA only vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- IDA only
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 82.4% against 57.3% in IDA only, a difference of 25.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.4 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was IDA only ahead.
IDA only ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 61.1% | 1.6% | IDA only |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 55.0% | 0.9% | IDA only |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 67.5% | 12.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, IDA only or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 82.4% against 57.3% in IDA only as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population living in slums?
- IDA only ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 33 groups.
- 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.