Lesotho vs South Africa: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 25.6% against 24.2% in South Africa, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 75th of 174 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 26.8% | 30.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 24.9% | 13.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.2% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 25.6% against 24.2% in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 1.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for population living in slums?
- Lesotho ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 75th 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.