Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Zimbabwe: Population living in slums

Lao People's Democratic Republic
54.8%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
54.9%
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
25th

Population living in slums over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Zimbabwe
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 54.9% against 54.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 174 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 47.5% 26.3% 21.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 30.4% 23.4% 7.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 38.3% 38.2% 0.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 54.9% against 54.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?
0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for population living in slums?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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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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.