Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in urban slum households
Egypt
1.84 million
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1.98 million
in 2022
Egypt rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
54th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.98 million against 1.84 million in Egypt, a difference of 137,960.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.48 million | 1.70 million | 8.78 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 2.04 million | 278,955 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 2.08 million | 946,464 | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.98 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 Sri Lanka?
- 137,960, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Egypt ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th 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.