Haiti vs Somalia: Proportion of urban population living in slums
Haiti
51.1%
in 2024
Somalia
48.3%
in 2024
Haiti rank
26th
Somalia rank
29th
Proportion of urban population living in slums over time
- Haiti
- Somalia
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 51.1% against 48.3% in Somalia, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Haiti ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 29th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 71.4% | 10.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 59.8% | 5.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 50.4% | 0.7% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Haiti or Somalia?
- Haiti, at 51.1% against 48.3% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Haiti and Somalia?
- 2.8%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Somalia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Somalia rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Haiti ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 29th 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.