El Salvador vs Tunisia: Number of people living in urban slum households
El Salvador
767,281
in 2022
Tunisia
645,685
in 2022
El Salvador rank
77th
Tunisia rank
79th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- El Salvador
- Tunisia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 767,281 against 645,685 in Tunisia, a difference of 121,596.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Tunisia ranks 79th 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 | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 million | 714,706 | 925,820 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 990,090 | 694,940 | 295,150 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 759,417 | 639,056 | 120,360 | 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 Tunisia?
- El Salvador, at 767,281 against 645,685 in Tunisia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 121,596, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Tunisia ranks 79th 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.