Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea
Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 41.1% in Cambodia and 15.8% in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 25.3 percentage points, or 2.61 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 177 and Papua New Guinea ranked 226 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Cambodia at 43.8% and Papua New Guinea at 32.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Cambodia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.1 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | 40.9 | 15.4 |
| 2023 | 40.6 | 15.1 |
| 2022 | 40.4 | 14.7 |
| 2021 | 40.1 | 14.4 |
| 2020 | 39.8 | 14.2 |
| 2019 | 39.6 | 13.9 |
| 2018 | 37.6 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | 35 | 13.5 |
| 2016 | 32.5 | 13.4 |
| 2015 | 30.1 | 13.2 |
| 2014 | 27.8 | 13.1 |
| 2013 | 25.8 | 13.1 |
| 2012 | 23.9 | 13 |
| 2011 | 22.4 | 13 |
| 2010 | 21.1 | 13 |
| 2009 | 20.2 | 13 |
| 2008 | 19.7 | 13 |
| 2007 | 19.4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 19.2 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | 19.1 | 13.1 |
| 2004 | 19 | 13.1 |
| 2003 | 18.9 | 13.1 |
| 2002 | 18.8 | 13.2 |
| 2001 | 18.7 | 13.2 |
| 2000 | 18.6 | 13.2 |
| 1999 | 18.5 | 13.3 |
| 1998 | 18.4 | 13.5 |
| 1997 | 18.2 | 13.8 |
| 1996 | 17.9 | 14 |
| 1995 | 17.5 | 14.4 |
| 1994 | 17.1 | 14.7 |
| 1993 | 16.8 | 14.9 |
| 1992 | 16.4 | 15.2 |
| 1991 | 16.1 | 15.3 |
| 1990 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| 1989 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
| 1988 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| 1987 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| 1986 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
| 1985 | 14.1 | 14.2 |
| 1984 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| 1983 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| 1982 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| 1981 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
| 1980 | 12.7 | 13.1 |
| 1979 | 9.2 | 13.1 |
| 1978 | 5.8 | 13.1 |
| 1977 | 5.6 | 13.1 |
| 1976 | 5.1 | 13.1 |
| 1975 | 4.7 | 13 |
| 1974 | 19 | 12.7 |
| 1973 | 33 | 12.2 |
| 1972 | 29.4 | 11.7 |
| 1971 | 22.6 | 11.1 |
| 1970 | 17.6 | 10.2 |
| 1969 | 14 | 9.1 |
| 1968 | 11.3 | 7.8 |
| 1967 | 10.5 | 6.6 |
| 1966 | 10.4 | 5.9 |
| 1965 | 10.4 | 5.4 |
| 1964 | 10.3 | 5 |
| 1963 | 10.2 | 4.6 |
| 1962 | 10.3 | 4.2 |
| 1961 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| 1960 | 10.2 | 3.5 |
| 1959 | 10 | 3.1 |
| 1958 | 9.8 | 2.9 |
| 1957 | 9.6 | 2.6 |
| 1956 | 9.3 | 2.4 |
| 1955 | 9 | 2.2 |
| 1954 | 8.7 | 2 |
| 1953 | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 8.2 | 1.8 |
| 1951 | 8 | 1.7 |
| 1950 | 7.9 | 1.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Cambodia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.3 | 16.2 |
| 2027 | 41.5 | 16.6 |
| 2028 | 41.7 | 17.1 |
| 2029 | 41.9 | 17.5 |
| 2030 | 42.1 | 18 |
| 2031 | 42.3 | 18.5 |
| 2032 | 42.5 | 19.1 |
| 2033 | 42.6 | 19.6 |
| 2034 | 42.7 | 20.2 |
| 2035 | 42.9 | 20.8 |
| 2036 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 43.1 | 22.1 |
| 2038 | 43.2 | 22.8 |
| 2039 | 43.3 | 23.5 |
| 2040 | 43.4 | 24.2 |
| 2041 | 43.5 | 24.9 |
| 2042 | 43.6 | 25.7 |
| 2043 | 43.6 | 26.5 |
| 2044 | 43.7 | 27.2 |
| 2045 | 43.7 | 28.1 |
| 2046 | 43.8 | 28.9 |
| 2047 | 43.8 | 29.7 |
| 2048 | 43.8 | 30.6 |
| 2049 | 43.8 | 31.5 |
| 2050 | 43.8 | 32.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCambodia: $2,273 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthCambodia: 5.3% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationCambodia: 2.5% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtCambodia: 25.5% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023