Benin vs Burkina Faso: Number of people living in urban slum households
Benin
4.49 million
in 2022
Burkina Faso
5.40 million
in 2022
Benin rank
37th
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5.40 million against 4.49 million in Benin, a difference of 907,620.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 37th and Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 174 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 million | 2.00 million | 333,016 | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.48 million | 1.96 million | 1.52 million | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.44 million | 3.45 million | 989,795 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 5.40 million against 4.49 million in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 907,620, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Benin ranks 37th and Burkina Faso ranks 34th 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.