Cyprus vs Sierra Leone: Share of urban population living in slums
Cyprus
0.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3%
in 2019
Cyprus rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
156th
Share of urban population living in slums over time
- Cyprus
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Cyprus's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 214 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 71.4% | 71.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 25.4% | 25.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 50.0% | 49.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Cyprus or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Cyprus and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sierra Leone?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?
- Cyprus ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th 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 (%).