Cameroon vs Timor-Leste: Share of urban population living in slums
Cameroon
32.7%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
33.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
70th
Timor-Leste rank
68th
Share of urban population living in slums over time
- Cameroon
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 33.9% against 32.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 70th and Timor-Leste ranks 68th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 55.4% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.0% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 33.9% | 1.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Cameroon or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 33.9% against 32.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
- 1.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?
- Cameroon ranks 70th and Timor-Leste ranks 68th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β 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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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).