Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population living in slums

Mali
92.5%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
82.4%
in 2022
Mali rank
2nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th

Population living in slums over time

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 92.5% against 82.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 71.3% 61.1% 10.2% Mali
2010s 54.5% 55.0% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 67.2% 67.5% 0.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Mali, at 92.5% against 82.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
10.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population living in slums?
Mali ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th 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

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.