Cameroon vs Maldives: Proportion of urban population living in slums
Cameroon
32.7%
in 2024
Maldives
34.8%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
64th
Maldives rank
60th
Proportion of urban population living in slums over time
- Cameroon
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 34.8% against 32.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 60th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 41.3% | 14.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 37.6% | 4.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 34.8% | 2.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Cameroon or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 34.8% against 32.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Cameroon and Maldives?
- 2.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Maldives?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Maldives rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Cameroon ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 60th 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.