Brunei vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%)
Brunei
18.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
22.1%
in 2024
Brunei rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) over time
- Brunei
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.1% against 18.1% in Brunei, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 20.4% | 13.2% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 21.2% | 5.7% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 21.9% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of urban population living in slums, Brunei or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 22.1% against 18.1% in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of urban population living in slums between Brunei and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Papua New Guinea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Brunei ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.