Cameroon vs Samoa: Proportion of urban population living in slums
Cameroon
32.7%
in 2024
Samoa
34.6%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
53rd
Samoa rank
52nd
Proportion of urban population living in slums over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 34.6% against 32.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 52nd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 34.6% | 24.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 34.6% | 7.9% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 34.6% | 1.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Cameroon or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 34.6% against 32.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 1.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 52nd 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.