Peru vs Sri Lanka: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Peru
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Peru currently reports 45.1% against 44.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Peru ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 174 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 56.0% | 12.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 52.2% | 7.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 47.6% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Peru or Sri Lanka?
- Peru, at 45.1% against 44.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for population living in slums?
- Peru ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th 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.