Statizoid

Guinea vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of urban population living in slums

Guinea
44.0%
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
42.3%
in 2024
Guinea rank
47th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
50th

Share of urban population living in slums over time

  • Guinea
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 44.0% against 42.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Guinea ranks 47th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 50th of 214 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 42.9% 55.2% 12.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 43.5% 49.2% 5.8% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 43.9% 44.2% 0.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Guinea or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Guinea, at 44.0% against 42.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Guinea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
1.7%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?
Guinea ranks 47th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 50th 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

Guinea vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-urban-population-living-in-slums/guinea/iran-islamic-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/guinea/iran-islamic-rep/">Guinea vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of urban population living in slums</a> β€” 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

Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).