Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 82.4% against 53.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 61.7% | 0.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 55.2% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 52.4% | 15.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 82.4% against 53.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 28.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population living in slums?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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.