El Salvador vs Mongolia: Proportion of urban population living in slums

El Salvador
16.5%
in 2024
Mongolia
17.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
85th
Mongolia rank
80th

Proportion of urban population living in slums over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mongolia
2030405060200020122024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 17.9% against 16.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 80th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s 43.5% 43.7% 0.2% Mongolia
2010s 23.7% 29.8% 6.1% Mongolia
2020s 16.5% 17.9% 1.4% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, El Salvador or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 17.9% against 16.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between El Salvador and Mongolia?
1.4%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Mongolia rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
El Salvador ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 80th 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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About this data

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