Sao Tome and Principe vs South Sudan: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 94.2% against 82.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 1st of 174 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 99.8% | 38.7% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 94.8% | 39.8% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 94.2% | 26.7% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Sao Tome and Principe or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 94.2% against 82.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 11.8%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan rank globally for population living in slums?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 1st 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.