Egypt vs South Sudan: Number of people living in urban slum households
Egypt
1.84 million
in 2022
South Sudan
2.16 million
in 2022
Egypt rank
56th
South Sudan rank
53rd
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.16 million against 1.84 million in Egypt, a difference of 313,510.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 56th and South Sudan ranks 53rd of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.80 million | 1.29 million | 8.52 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 1.85 million | 464,109 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 2.10 million | 965,064 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Egypt or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.16 million against 1.84 million in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 313,510, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Egypt ranks 56th and South Sudan ranks 53rd 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.