Brunei vs Papua New Guinea: Population living in slums

Brunei
21.6%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
22.3%
in 2022
Brunei rank
77th
Papua New Guinea rank
76th

Population living in slums over time

  • Brunei
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.3% against 21.6% in Brunei, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 174 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 34.1% 20.0% 14.1% Brunei
2010s 25.4% 21.6% 3.8% Brunei
2020s 21.7% 22.5% 0.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Brunei or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 22.3% against 21.6% in Brunei as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Brunei and Papua New Guinea?
0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Papua New Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population living in slums?
Brunei ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. 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, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.