Liberia vs Mauritania: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 60.5% against 58.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.
Liberia ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 76.3% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 61.4% | 6.1% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 57.3% | 4.9% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Liberia, at 60.5% against 58.6% in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 1.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for population living in slums?
- Liberia ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 20th 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.