Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Number of people living in urban slum households
Burkina Faso
5.40 million
in 2022
Mozambique
6.29 million
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Mozambique rank
31st
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 6.29 million against 5.40 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 895,080.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Mozambique ranks 31st of 174 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.00 million | 4.92 million | 2.92 million | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 5.38 million | 3.43 million | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 3.45 million | 6.01 million | 2.56 million | Mozambique |
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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 6.29 million against 5.40 million in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 895,080, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Mozambique ranks 31st 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.