And it is precisely these countries that have the highest birth rates per capita. Don’t feed if you cannot breed …
If anyone is curious (like I was), here’s the definition of “slum” that seems to have been used:
>Slums – An expert group meeting was convened in 2002 by UN-Habitat, the United Nations Statistics Division and the Cities Alliance to agree on an operational definition for slums to be used for measuring the indicator of MDG 7 Target 7.D. The agreed definition classified a ‘slum household’ as one in which the inhabitants suffer one or more of the following ‘household deprivations’: 1. Lack of access to improved water source, 2. Lack of access to improved sanitation facilities, 3. Lack of sufficient living area, 4. Lack of housing durability and, 5. Lack of security of tenure.
Well now I’m curious to know the percentages in Brazilian cities
I didn’t realize that many people live in Philadelphia
didn’t realise viet and phili aren’t doing as great as i thought esp vivi
There’s a reason California is cropped out
I don’t know why but I’m surprised to see Iran on this list.
Holy ***** its half a billion in india alone.
Hard to believe the US isn’t on the map. Between the corps the oligarchs and the korupt mfr govt. they have stripped and stolen anything not nailed down and left a hellscape / urban wasteland from what I’ve seen.
This map is very equatorial
Is Rural living considered slums too? It states urban population living in slums but i highly doubt the accuracy of this as it will probably close to impossible to have an accurate data of these countries. If in fact this is accurate, I’ll be damned this is crazy.
Informal housing and uncontrolled development in the global south is and will be keep being one of the most concerning problems as a society.
32.5% in Vietnam? The houses look quite decent in general? I’m quite surprised.
I’m surprised South Africa isn’t on the list
All the tent cities in the US leads me the feel there should be more color there.
Why isn’t China on there? You can find slums in Google maps on there
Stop making more people then
Cuts off at 30%, would be nice to see Russia Ukraine east cs west Europe Latam and USA states on the map. There are definitely apparent differences between these nations but under 1/3 are in slums so they’re not dispalyed…
One factor to consider why it is concentrated around equatorial regions is the weather. If you don’t have a house in India (for instance), and decided to live out in the open, you will survive. No so in most of Europe and north America where you will inevitably freeze to death in harsh winter. And that possibly explains the laid back attitudes (in general populace) in most of this belt contrasting with more industrious nature as you get closer to poles. And it has been that way for millennia (and India has always been very populated going back thousands of years – nature has been kind and ensures higher rate of survival).
Now in modern times, that translates to what is acceptable in terms of a house across these climate based geographical demarcations. Extreme north, a heated house is an absolute necessity while closer to equator a thatch shack might suffice.
Brazil isn’t on the map? Huh, I assumed the Favellas would make it
I’m curious about the definition of “Urban” here, because for Peru and Bolivia, there is no way 30% of the city population is meeting this definition. If small settlements are included, sure, they often don’t have indoor plumbing. But La Paz and Lima (almost) are as developed as any other city.
Those numbers don’t seem correct. I’ve been to some of those places and what I think is happening is that one persons idea of home is another person’s slum. If you come a first world country, anything that isn’t at your standard of living and distance from your neighbors is slum-like.
God the systemic negligence in Africa is becoming abhorrent.
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Why France is not marked there?
Do trailer parks count as slums?
And it is precisely these countries that have the highest birth rates per capita. Don’t feed if you cannot breed …
If anyone is curious (like I was), here’s the definition of “slum” that seems to have been used:
>Slums – An expert group meeting was convened in 2002 by UN-Habitat, the United Nations Statistics Division and the Cities Alliance to agree on an operational definition for slums to be used for measuring the indicator of MDG 7 Target 7.D. The agreed definition classified a ‘slum household’ as one in which the inhabitants suffer one or more of the following ‘household deprivations’: 1. Lack of access to improved water source, 2. Lack of access to improved sanitation facilities, 3. Lack of sufficient living area, 4. Lack of housing durability and, 5. Lack of security of tenure.
[Source](https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-11-01-01.pdf)
I’m getting a swimming pool next year
Genuinely surprised it’s not more.
Well now I’m curious to know the percentages in Brazilian cities
I didn’t realize that many people live in Philadelphia
didn’t realise viet and phili aren’t doing as great as i thought esp vivi
There’s a reason California is cropped out
I don’t know why but I’m surprised to see Iran on this list.
Holy ***** its half a billion in india alone.
Hard to believe the US isn’t on the map. Between the corps the oligarchs and the korupt mfr govt. they have stripped and stolen anything not nailed down and left a hellscape / urban wasteland from what I’ve seen.
This map is very equatorial
Is Rural living considered slums too? It states urban population living in slums but i highly doubt the accuracy of this as it will probably close to impossible to have an accurate data of these countries. If in fact this is accurate, I’ll be damned this is crazy.
Informal housing and uncontrolled development in the global south is and will be keep being one of the most concerning problems as a society.
32.5% in Vietnam? The houses look quite decent in general? I’m quite surprised.
I’m surprised South Africa isn’t on the list
All the tent cities in the US leads me the feel there should be more color there.
Why isn’t China on there? You can find slums in Google maps on there
Stop making more people then
Cuts off at 30%, would be nice to see Russia Ukraine east cs west Europe Latam and USA states on the map. There are definitely apparent differences between these nations but under 1/3 are in slums so they’re not dispalyed…
One factor to consider why it is concentrated around equatorial regions is the weather. If you don’t have a house in India (for instance), and decided to live out in the open, you will survive. No so in most of Europe and north America where you will inevitably freeze to death in harsh winter. And that possibly explains the laid back attitudes (in general populace) in most of this belt contrasting with more industrious nature as you get closer to poles. And it has been that way for millennia (and India has always been very populated going back thousands of years – nature has been kind and ensures higher rate of survival).
Now in modern times, that translates to what is acceptable in terms of a house across these climate based geographical demarcations. Extreme north, a heated house is an absolute necessity while closer to equator a thatch shack might suffice.
Brazil isn’t on the map? Huh, I assumed the Favellas would make it
Unless OP is Valentine Fourreau, this isn’t [OC]: [https://www.statista.com/chart/35252/share-of-urban-population-living-in-slums/](https://www.statista.com/chart/35252/share-of-urban-population-living-in-slums/)
I’m curious about the definition of “Urban” here, because for Peru and Bolivia, there is no way 30% of the city population is meeting this definition. If small settlements are included, sure, they often don’t have indoor plumbing. But La Paz and Lima (almost) are as developed as any other city.
Those numbers don’t seem correct. I’ve been to some of those places and what I think is happening is that one persons idea of home is another person’s slum. If you come a first world country, anything that isn’t at your standard of living and distance from your neighbors is slum-like.
God the systemic negligence in Africa is becoming abhorrent.
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