Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population living in slums

Madagascar
65.7%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
31.9%
in 2022
Madagascar rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
15th

Population living in slums over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 65.7% against 31.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 33.8%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 174 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 86.6% 47.3% 39.3% Madagascar
2010s 74.6% 36.6% 38.0% Madagascar
2020s 66.6% 33.0% 33.6% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Madagascar, at 65.7% against 31.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
33.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population living in slums?
Madagascar ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

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.