Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban slum households
Ireland
283,100
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
334,815
in 2022
Ireland rank
93rd
Papua New Guinea rank
91st
Number of people living in urban slum households over time
- Ireland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 334,815 against 283,100 in Ireland, a difference of 51,715.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ireland ranks 93rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166,253 | 166,170 | 83.6 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 235,152 | 245,171 | 10,019 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 277,499 | 325,973 | 48,474 | 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, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 334,815 against 283,100 in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban slum households between Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 51,715, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Ireland ranks 93rd 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.