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

El Salvador
16.5%
in 2024
Panama
16.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
85th
Panama rank
86th

Proportion of urban population living in slums over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
20304050200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16.5% against 16.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 85th and Panama ranks 86th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 43.5% 33.6% 9.9% El Salvador
2010s 23.7% 20.2% 3.5% El Salvador
2020s 16.5% 16.3% 0.2% El Salvador

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 Panama?
El Salvador, at 16.5% against 16.3% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between El Salvador and Panama?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
El Salvador ranks 85th and Panama ranks 86th 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