Mauritania vs Small states: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Mauritania
- Small states
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 58.6% against 19.7% in Small states, a difference of 38.9%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.0 times Small states's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 20th and Small states ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 25.8% | 52.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 22.6% | 38.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 20.4% | 36.9% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Mauritania or Small states?
- Mauritania, at 58.6% against 19.7% in Small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Mauritania and Small states?
- 38.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Small states?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Small states rank globally for population living in slums?
- Mauritania ranks 20th and Small states ranks 18th 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.