Cuba vs Libya: Number of people living in urban slum households
Cuba
941,549
in 2022
Libya
1.05 million
in 2022
Cuba rank
71st
Libya rank
70th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.05 million against 941,549 in Cuba, a difference of 110,721.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 71st and Libya ranks 70th of 174 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 237,752 | 1.93 million | 1.69 million | Libya |
| 2010s | 640,715 | 1.21 million | 569,969 | Libya |
| 2020s | 925,023 | 1.26 million | 333,777 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Cuba or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.05 million against 941,549 in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Cuba and Libya?
- 110,721, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Cuba ranks 71st and Libya ranks 70th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β 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.