Sri Lanka vs Yemen: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Sri Lanka
- Yemen
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 44.7% against 44.2% in Yemen, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 49th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 58.6% | 2.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 46.5% | 5.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 44.2% | 3.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Sri Lanka or Yemen?
- Sri Lanka, at 44.7% against 44.2% in Yemen as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and Yemen rank globally for population living in slums?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 49th 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.