Lebanon vs Nicaragua: Number of people living in urban slum households
Lebanon
234,791
in 2022
Nicaragua
212,689
in 2020
Lebanon rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
99th
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Lebanon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 234,791 against 212,689 in Nicaragua, a difference of 22,102.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 174 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.49 million | 2.05 million | 1.43 million | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 679,448 | 613,106 | 66,342 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 230,253 | 212,689 | 17,564 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Lebanon or Nicaragua?
- Lebanon, at 234,791 against 212,689 in Nicaragua as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Lebanon and Nicaragua?
- 22,102, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Nicaragua?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Lebanon and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Lebanon ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 99th 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.