Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Benin or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 66.7% against 63.1% in Benin as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

3.6%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.

Benin vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of urban population living in slums

Benin

63.1%

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

66.7%

in 2024

Benin rank

15th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

12th

Share of urban population living in slums over time

Benin
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 66.7% against 63.1% in Benin, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 15th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 12th of 214 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
2000s	70.7%	77.4%	6.7%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	67.1%	72.7%	5.6%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	63.9%	67.9%	4.0%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Benin or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 66.7% against 63.1% in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 3.6%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?: Benin ranks 15th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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: Share of urban population living in slums
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 214 places, 2,632 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).