El Salvador vs Gabon: Number of people living in urban slum households
El Salvador
767,281
in 2022
Gabon
859,765
in 2022
El Salvador rank
77th
Gabon rank
74th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 859,765 against 767,281 in El Salvador, a difference of 92,484.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Gabon ranks 74th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 632,557 | 739,794 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 990,090 | 784,868 | 205,222 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 759,417 | 895,014 | 135,597 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, El Salvador or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 859,765 against 767,281 in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 92,484, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Gabon ranks 74th 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.