Sweden vs Tonga: Population living in slums

Sweden
0.3%
in 2022
Tonga
0.3%
in 2022
Sweden rank
138th
Tonga rank
140th

Population living in slums over time

  • Sweden
  • Tonga
00.511.52200020112022

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.

Sweden ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 140th of 174 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2% 1.7% 1.4% Tonga
2010s 0.1% 0.9% 0.8% Tonga
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Sweden or Tonga?
Sweden, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Sweden and Tonga?
0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tonga?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Sweden and Tonga rank globally for population living in slums?
Sweden ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 140th 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.