Japan vs Poland: Share of urban population living in slums
Japan
2.0%
in 2024
Poland
2.2%
in 2024
Japan rank
133rd
Poland rank
132nd
Share of urban population living in slums over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 133rd and Poland ranks 132nd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in slums, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in slums between Japan and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of urban population living in slums?
- Japan ranks 133rd and Poland ranks 132nd 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 (%).