South Africa vs Venezuela: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- South Africa
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 25.7% against 24.2% in South Africa, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Venezuela ahead.
South Africa ranks 75th and Venezuela ranks 73rd of 174 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 26.4% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 25.7% | 1.5% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, South Africa or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 25.7% against 24.2% in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between South Africa and Venezuela?
- 1.5%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do South Africa and Venezuela rank globally for population living in slums?
- South Africa ranks 75th and Venezuela ranks 73rd 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.