Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Population in the largest city
Papua New Guinea
25.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
25.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Saudi Arabia rank
95th
Population in the largest city over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.4% against 25.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 95th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.0% | 20.2% | 13.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 25.7% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 26.6% | 4.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 28.8% | 4.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 26.1% | 7.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 26.1% | 3.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 27.1% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.4% against 25.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 95th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% 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
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.