Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban slum households
Burkina Faso
5.40 million
in 2022
Somalia
4.64 million
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Somalia rank
36th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5.40 million against 4.64 million in Somalia, a difference of 759,240.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 36th of 174 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.00 million | 2.59 million | 592,696 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 3.50 million | 1.54 million | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.45 million | 4.58 million | 1.13 million | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Burkina Faso, at 5.40 million against 4.64 million in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 759,240, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 36th 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.