Afghanistan vs Syria: Number of people living in urban slum households
Afghanistan
7.38 million
in 2022
Syria
6.71 million
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Syria rank
25th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 7.38 million against 6.71 million in Syria, a difference of 669,180.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 25th of 174 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.40 million | 3.30 million | 104,305 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.46 million | 3.59 million | 1.87 million | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7.31 million | 5.33 million | 1.98 million | Afghanistan |
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 Syria?
- Afghanistan, at 7.38 million against 6.71 million in Syria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 669,180, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 25th 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.