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

Burkina Faso, at 87.9% against 66.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2022.

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

21.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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

Burkina Faso

87.9%

in 2022

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

66.7%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

3rd

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

12th

Share of urban population living in slums over time

Burkina Faso
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 87.9% against 66.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 21.2%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 3rd 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	Burkina Faso	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
2000s	68.3%	77.4%	9.1%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	43.2%	72.7%	29.4%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	57.2%	68.5%	11.3%	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, Burkina Faso or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Burkina Faso, at 87.9% against 66.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 21.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?: Burkina Faso ranks 3rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-urban-population-living-in-slums/burkina-faso/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-urban-population-living-in-slums/burkina-faso/congo-dem-rep/">Burkina Faso vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of urban population living in slums</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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 (%).