Nigeria vs Zambia: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 48.5% against 48.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 174 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 60.7% | 8.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 52.9% | 3.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.3% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Nigeria, at 48.5% against 48.3% in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for population living in slums?
- Nigeria ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st 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.