Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Peru: Proportion of urban population living in slums

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
46.6%
in 2024
Peru
44.2%
in 2024
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank
40th
Peru rank
43rd

Proportion of urban population living in slums over time

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Peru
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) currently reports 46.6% against 44.2% in Peru, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 40th and Peru ranks 43rd of 210 countries.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 53.4% 43.7% 9.7% Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010s 46.6% 44.3% 2.4% Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020s 46.6% 44.3% 2.3% Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Peru?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 46.6% against 44.2% in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Peru?
2.4%, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Peru?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Peru rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 40th and Peru ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Peru: Proportion of urban population living in slums. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-urban-population-living-in-slums-percent/bolivia-plurinational-state-of/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-urban-population-living-in-slums-percent/bolivia-plurinational-state-of/peru/">Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Peru: Proportion of urban population living in slums</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
224 places, 2,923 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed