El Salvador vs Paraguay: Number of people living in urban slum households
El Salvador
767,281
in 2022
Paraguay
700,694
in 2022
El Salvador rank
77th
Paraguay rank
78th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 767,281 against 700,694 in Paraguay, a difference of 66,587.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 174 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 1.13 million | 243,711 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 990,090 | 773,473 | 216,617 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 759,417 | 679,992 | 79,425 | El Salvador |
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 Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 767,281 against 700,694 in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 66,587, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Paraguay ranks 78th 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.