Lesotho vs Samoa: Proportion of urban population living in slums
Lesotho
30.4%
in 2024
Samoa
34.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
55th
Samoa rank
52nd
Proportion of urban population living in slums over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 34.6% against 30.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 34.6% | 19.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 34.6% | 7.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 34.6% | 1.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 34.6% against 30.4% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 4.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Lesotho ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 182 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.