Romania vs Turkmenistan: Number of people living in urban slum households
Romania
250,434
in 2022
Turkmenistan
285,196
in 2022
Romania rank
94th
Turkmenistan rank
92nd
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Romania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 285,196 against 250,434 in Romania, a difference of 34,762.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Romania ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 92nd of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 317,144 | 239,263 | 77,881 | Romania |
| 2010s | 255,797 | 264,373 | 8,577 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 203,770 | 281,690 | 77,921 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Romania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 285,196 against 250,434 in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Romania and Turkmenistan?
- 34,762, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkmenistan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Romania ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 92nd 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.