Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of people living in urban slum households
Gambia
618,712
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
561,039
in 2022
Gambia rank
81st
Guinea-Bissau rank
84th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 618,712 against 561,039 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 57,673.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 81st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 84th of 174 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 493,780 | 440,132 | 53,648 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 559,265 | 513,654 | 45,611 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 613,686 | 551,718 | 61,968 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 618,712 against 561,039 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 57,673, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Gambia ranks 81st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 84th 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.