Guam vs Jamaica: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%)
Guam
0.6%
in 2024
Jamaica
0.9%
in 2024
Guam rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
139th
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) over time
- Guam
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Guam, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 139th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Guam |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Guam or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Guam and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Jamaica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guam and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Guam ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 139th of 211 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.