Laos vs OECD members: Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Population living in slums (% of urban population) over time
- Laos
- OECD members
How they compare
Laos currently reports 54.8% against 3.7% in OECD members, a difference of 51.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 14.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 26th and OECD members ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 5.5% | 42.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 4.2% | 26.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 3.8% | 34.5% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Laos or OECD members?
- Laos, at 54.8% against 3.7% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Laos and OECD members?
- 51.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and OECD members?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Laos and OECD members rank globally for population living in slums?
- Laos ranks 26th and OECD members ranks 26th 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.