Afghanistan vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of people living in urban slum households
Afghanistan
7.38 million
in 2022
Côte d'Ivoire
7.75 million
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Côte d'Ivoire rank
21st
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Afghanistan
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 7.75 million against 7.38 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 375,520.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.40 million | 5.96 million | 2.55 million | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 5.46 million | 6.83 million | 1.37 million | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 7.31 million | 7.86 million | 558,285 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 7.75 million against 7.38 million in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 375,520, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban slum households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.