United Kingdom vs United States: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 144th and United States ranks 147th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 0.2% against 0.1% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between United Kingdom and United States?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for population living in slums?
- United Kingdom ranks 144th and United States ranks 147th 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.