Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of people living in urban slum households
Burkina Faso
5.40 million
in 2022
Cameroon
4.95 million
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Cameroon rank
35th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5.40 million against 4.95 million in Cameroon, a difference of 444,630.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Cameroon ranks 35th of 174 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.00 million | 4.70 million | 2.70 million | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 4.87 million | 2.91 million | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.45 million | 4.80 million | 1.35 million | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 5.40 million against 4.95 million in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 444,630, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Cameroon ranks 35th 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.