Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban slum households
Costa Rica
141,339
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
127,486
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
104th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
107th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 141,339 against 127,486 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 13,853.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th of 174 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 283,687 | 61,698 | 221,989 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 220,308 | 72,312 | 147,996 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 139,858 | 102,654 | 37,204 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Costa Rica, at 141,339 against 127,486 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13,853, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th 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.