Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of urban population living in slums

Costa Rica
3.5%
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
122nd

Proportion of urban population living in slums over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
24681012200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.5% against 2.8% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 122nd of 210 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Difference Ahead
2000s 10.9% 8.8% 2.1% Costa Rica
2010s 6.3% 3.5% 2.8% Costa Rica
2020s 3.5% 2.8% 0.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Costa Rica, at 3.5% against 2.8% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 122nd 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.

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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