Libya vs Mexico: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Libya
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 17.6% against 16.6% in Libya, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 81st of 174 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 28.7% | 9.7% | Libya |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 0.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 17.6% | 2.5% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Libya or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 17.6% against 16.6% in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Libya and Mexico?
- 1.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mexico?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Mexico rank globally for population living in slums?
- Libya ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 81st 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.