Samoa vs Timor-Leste: Population living in slums

Samoa
34.6%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
33.9%
in 2022
Samoa rank
66th
Timor-Leste rank
67th

Population living in slums over time

  • Samoa
  • Timor-Leste
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 34.6% against 33.9% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Samoa ranks 66th and Timor-Leste ranks 67th of 174 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 3.9% 55.4% 51.5% Timor-Leste
2010s 1.3% 42.0% 40.7% Timor-Leste
2020s 17.4% 33.9% 16.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Samoa or Timor-Leste?
Samoa, at 34.6% against 33.9% in Timor-Leste as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for population living in slums?
Samoa ranks 66th and Timor-Leste ranks 67th 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

Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

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.