Cameroon vs Lesotho: Proportion of urban population living in slums
Cameroon
32.7%
in 2024
Lesotho
30.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
53rd
Lesotho rank
55th
Proportion of urban population living in slums over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 32.7% against 30.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 55th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 53.7% | 5.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.3% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.8% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 32.7% against 30.4% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 2.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 55th of 182 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.