Liberia vs Other small states: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Liberia
- Other small states
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 60.5% against 23.7% in Other small states, a difference of 36.8%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.6 times Other small states's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 18th and Other small states ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 31.7% | 42.9% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 27.3% | 40.1% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 24.0% | 38.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Liberia or Other small states?
- Liberia, at 60.5% against 23.7% in Other small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Liberia and Other small states?
- 36.8%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Other small states?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Other small states rank globally for population living in slums?
- Liberia ranks 18th and Other small states ranks 16th 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.