Latin America & Caribbean vs Liberia: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 60.5% against 18.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 41.6%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st and Liberia ranks 18th of 33 groups.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 74.6% | 47.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 68.3% | 48.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 60.5% | 41.6% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Latin America & Caribbean or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 60.5% against 18.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Latin America & Caribbean and Liberia?
- 41.6%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Liberia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Liberia rank globally for population living in slums?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st and Liberia ranks 18th 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.