Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban slum households
Canada
351,493
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
334,815
in 2022
Canada rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
91st
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Canada
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 351,493 against 334,815 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 16,678.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Canada ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 174 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,006 | 166,170 | 89,163 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 185,420 | 245,171 | 59,750 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 300,406 | 325,973 | 25,567 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban slum households, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
- Canada, at 351,493 against 334,815 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 16,678, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Canada ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st 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.