Bulgaria vs United Arab Emirates: Number of people living in urban slum households

Bulgaria
9,340
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
9,757
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
130th
United Arab Emirates rank
129th

Number of people living in urban slum households over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United Arab Emirates
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k200020112022

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 9,757 against 9,340 in Bulgaria, a difference of 417.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 130th and United Arab Emirates ranks 129th of 174 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 5,392 33,006 27,615 United Arab Emirates
2010s 9,243 24,424 15,181 United Arab Emirates
2020s 10,674 13,949 3,275 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Bulgaria or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 9,757 against 9,340 in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?
417, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
Bulgaria ranks 130th and United Arab Emirates ranks 129th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban slum households
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
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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.