Papua New Guinea vs Palestine: Population living in slums

Papua New Guinea
22.3%
in 2022
Palestine
19.5%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
Palestine rank
78th

Population living in slums over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.3% against 19.5% in Palestine, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Palestine ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and Palestine ranks 78th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Palestine Difference Ahead
2000s 20.0% 29.1% 9.0% Palestine
2010s 21.6% 21.8% 0.2% Palestine
2020s 22.8% 19.5% 3.3% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Papua New Guinea or Palestine?
Papua New Guinea, at 22.3% against 19.5% in Palestine as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Papua New Guinea and Palestine?
2.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Palestine?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Palestine rank globally for population living in slums?
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and Palestine ranks 78th 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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About this data

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.