Mauritius vs North America: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Mauritius
- North America
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 48.7% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 48.5%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 242.7 times North America's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 33rd and North America ranks 32nd of 174 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 0.2% | 72.0% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 0.2% | 59.1% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 0.2% | 50.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Mauritius or North America?
- Mauritius, at 48.7% against 0.2% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Mauritius and North America?
- 48.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and North America?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mauritius and North America rank globally for population living in slums?
- Mauritius ranks 33rd and North America ranks 32nd 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.