Costa Rica vs Egypt: Share of urban population living in slums
Costa Rica
3.5%
in 2024
Egypt
3.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
126th
Egypt rank
125th
Share of urban population living in slums over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Egypt ranks 125th of 214 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 34.4% | 23.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 9.9% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th and Egypt ranks 125th 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 (%).