Kenya vs Namibia: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 41.4% against 40.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 52nd of 174 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.1% | 42.3% | 17.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 41.6% | 11.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 41.4% | 4.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 41.4% against 40.5% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for population living in slums?
- Kenya ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 52nd 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.