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Population living in slums (% of urban population)

· higher is better · 196 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2022
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  1. 1South Sudan94.2
  2. 2Mali92.5
  3. 3Burkina Faso87.9
  4. 4Sao Tome and Principe82.4
  5. 5Chad82
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.78.4
  7. 7Congo, Rep.75.3
  8. 8Sudan73.7
  9. 9Afghanistan71.6
  10. 10Niger70.4
  11. 11Tanzania70.1
  12. 12Central African Republic68.9
  13. 13Madagascar65.7
  14. 14Equatorial Guinea64.7
  15. 15Ethiopia64.3
  16. 16Benin64
  17. 17Angola62.7
  18. 18Liberia60.5
  19. 19Guinea-Bissau59
  20. 20Mauritania58.6
  21. 21Myanmar58.3
  22. 22Ecuador57.8
  23. 23Pakistan56
  24. 24Mozambique55
  25. 25Zimbabwe54.9
  26. 26Lao PDR54.8
  27. 27Uganda52.7
  28. 28Bangladesh51.5
  29. 29Haiti51.1
  30. 30Tuvalu50.9
  31. 31Iraq49.3
  32. 32Sierra Leone49.3
  33. 33Seychelles48.7
  34. 33Mauritius48.7
  35. 33Djibouti48.7
  36. 33Eritrea48.7
  37. 33Somalia, Fed. Rep.48.7
  38. 34Comoros48.5
  39. 35Nigeria48.5
  40. 36Cote d'Ivoire48.3
  41. 37Zambia48.3
  42. 38Bolivia46.6
  43. 39Senegal46.4
  44. 40Cabo Verde46.4
  45. 41Peru45.1
  46. 42Iran, Islamic Rep.44.7
  47. 42Bhutan44.7
  48. 42Sri Lanka44.7
  49. 43Yemen, Rep.44.2
  50. 44Guinea44
  51. 45Cambodia42.3
  52. 46Namibia41.4
  53. 47Syrian Arab Republic41.1
  54. 48Kenya40.5
  55. 49Nepal40.1
  56. 50Botswana39.6
  57. 51Gabon38.8
  58. 52Togo38.5
  59. 53Rwanda38.3
  60. 54Malawi38
  61. 55Guatemala37.6
  62. 56Gambia, The37.1
  63. 57Burundi36.8
  64. 58Philippines35.9
  65. 59Maldives34.8
  66. 60Samoa34.6
  67. 61Timor-Leste33.9
  68. 62Ghana33.5
  69. 63Cameroon32.7
  70. 64Viet Nam32.5
  71. 65China26.3
  72. 66Venezuela, RB25.7
  73. 67Lesotho25.6
  74. 68South Africa24.2
  75. 69Korea, Dem. People's Rep.23
  76. 70Papua New Guinea22.3
  77. 71Brunei Darussalam21.6
  78. 72Indonesia19.4
  79. 73Mongolia17.9
  80. 74Mexico17.6
  81. 75Eswatini17
  82. 76Libya16.6
  83. 77El Salvador16.5
  84. 78Panama16.3
  85. 79Suriname15.8
  86. 80Belize15.7
  87. 81Paraguay15.1
  88. 82Brazil14.9
  89. 83Argentina14.5
  90. 84Turkiye14.1
  91. 85Algeria13.2
  92. 86Guyana11.3
  93. 87Dominican Republic11.2
  94. 88Cuba11
  95. 89Morocco10.9
  96. 90Colombia9.7
  97. 91Fiji9.4
  98. 92Montenegro8.8
  99. 93Trinidad and Tobago8.6
  100. 94Ireland8.5
  101. 95Armenia8.4
  102. 96Turkmenistan8.4
  103. 97Tunisia7.6
  104. 98Chile7.3
  105. 99Uzbekistan7.1
  106. 100Georgia7.1
  107. 101Kiribati5.9
  108. 102Cayman Islands5.5
  109. 103Lebanon4.5
  110. 104Korea, Rep.4.5
  111. 105Poland4.2
  112. 106Egypt, Arab Rep.3.8
  113. 107Costa Rica3.5
  114. 108Vanuatu3.1
  115. 109Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2.9
  116. 110St. Vincent and the Grenadines2.8
  117. 111Albania2.7
  118. 112Antigua and Barbuda2.6
  119. 113Russian Federation2.6
  120. 114Romania2.5
  121. 115Kyrgyz Republic2.4
  122. 116Marshall Islands2.4
  123. 117Japan2
  124. 118Solomon Islands1.9
  125. 119French Polynesia1.5
  126. 120Serbia1.4
  127. 121Uruguay1.3
  128. 122Canada1.1
  129. 123Virgin Islands (U.S.)1.1
  130. 124Jamaica0.88
  131. 125Kazakhstan0.79
  132. 126Turks and Caicos Islands0.63
  133. 127Palau0.62
  134. 128Naoero0.6
  135. 129Latvia0.59
  136. 130Guam0.55
  137. 131Saudi Arabia0.55
  138. 132Slovenia0.53
  139. 132Croatia0.53
  140. 133Lithuania0.51
  141. 134St. Lucia0.44
  142. 135Estonia0.35
  143. 136Sweden0.34
  144. 137Bosnia and Herzegovina0.31
  145. 138Tonga0.31
  146. 139North Macedonia0.28
  147. 140Cyprus0.27
  148. 141New Caledonia0.25
  149. 142Northern Mariana Islands0.2
  150. 143Bulgaria0.2
  151. 144United Kingdom0.16
  152. 145British Virgin Islands0.14
  153. 146United Arab Emirates0.11
  154. 147United States0.09
  155. 148Bermuda0.08
  156. 149Slovak Republic0.07
  157. 150Portugal0.06
  158. 151Austria0.05
  159. 152Spain0.05
  160. 153Malta0.04
  161. 154Australia0.04
  162. 155Czechia0.03
  163. 156Italy0.02
  164. 157Luxembourg0.02
  165. 158Netherlands0
  166. 158Finland0
  167. 158Denmark0
  168. 158Germany0
  169. 158Monaco0
  170. 158Aruba0
  171. 158Qatar0
  172. 158Belgium0
  173. 158Norway0
  174. 158Kuwait0
  175. 158Singapore0
  176. 158France0
  177. 158Iceland0
  178. 158Andorra0
  179. 158New Zealand0
  180. 158Oman0
  181. 158Switzerland0

Population living in slums (% of urban population)