Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Population in the largest city
Papua New Guinea
25.4%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
26.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Turkmenistan rank
91st
Population in the largest city over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 26.2% against 25.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 91st of 153 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.0% | 23.6% | 10.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 24.2% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 24.4% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 24.7% | 8.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 25.0% | 8.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 25.8% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 26.2% against 25.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.8%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 91st 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.