Bangladesh vs Brazil: Number of people living in urban slum households
Bangladesh
27.63 million
in 2022
Brazil
27.37 million
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
6th
Brazil rank
7th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 27.63 million against 27.37 million in Brazil, a difference of 268,300.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.36 million | 42.09 million | 21.73 million | Brazil |
| 2010s | 24.41 million | 26.53 million | 2.12 million | Brazil |
| 2020s | 27.63 million | 27.37 million | 268,300 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Bangladesh, at 27.63 million against 27.37 million in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 268,300, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th 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.