Lesotho vs Viet Nam: Proportion of urban population living in slums
Lesotho
30.4%
in 2024
Viet Nam
32.5%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
68th
Viet Nam rank
65th
Proportion of urban population living in slums over time
- Lesotho
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 32.5% against 30.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Viet Nam'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 68th and Viet Nam ranks 65th of 210 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 33.0% | 20.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 32.7% | 9.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.5% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Lesotho or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 32.5% against 30.4% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Lesotho and Viet Nam?
- 2.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Viet Nam?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Lesotho ranks 68th and Viet Nam ranks 65th 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.