Bulgaria vs Sweden: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%)
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2024
Sweden
0.4%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
152nd
Sweden rank
149th
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 149th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 149th of 211 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.