Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 70.4% against 53.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 62.6% | 7.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 55.2% | 15.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 52.4% | 18.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Niger, at 70.4% against 53.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 16.7%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population living in slums?
- Niger ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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.