×

People > Persons per room: Countries Compared

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor

Author: Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor

In response to 'hum' - no, it means that a person has more than one room at his or her disposal.
DEFINITION: The main data sources for housing statistics are national population and housing censuses. Internationally recommended concepts and definitions for collecting these statistics are published in the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 PakistanPakistan 3 2001
2 IndiaIndia 2.7 2001
3 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.6 2001
=4 HondurasHonduras 2.2 2001
=4 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.2 2001
=6 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.1 2001
=6 LesothoLesotho 2.1 2001
=8 PeruPeru 2 2001
=8 SyriaSyria 2 2001
10 KuwaitKuwait 1.7 2001
11 PanamaPanama 1.6 2001
=12 IraqIraq 1.5 2001
=12 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.5 2001
14 ColombiaColombia 1.4 2001
=15 EgyptEgypt 1.3 2001
=15 RomaniaRomania 1.3 2001
=15 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.3 2001
=15 TurkeyTurkey 1.3 2001
=19 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1.2 2001
=19 MauritiusMauritius 1.2 2001
=19 IsraelIsrael 1.2 2001
=19 CroatiaCroatia 1.2 2001
=19 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 1.2 2001
=19 CameroonCameroon 1.2 2001
=19 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.2 2001
=26 French GuianaFrench Guiana 1.1 2001
=26 South KoreaSouth Korea 1.1 2001
=28 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1 2001
=28 CubaCuba 1 2001
=28 BulgariaBulgaria 1 2001
=28 UruguayUruguay 1 2001
=28 ReunionReunion 1 2001
=28 PolandPoland 1 2001
=34 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.9 2001
=34 MartiniqueMartinique 0.9 2001
=34 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 0.9 2001
=37 FinlandFinland 0.8 2001
=37 HungaryHungary 0.8 2001
=37 JapanJapan 0.8 2001
=37 GuamGuam 0.8 2001
=41 San MarinoSan Marino 0.7 2001
=41 PortugalPortugal 0.7 2001
=41 AustriaAustria 0.7 2001
=41 BrazilBrazil 0.7 2001
=41 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.7 2001
=41 ArubaAruba 0.7 2001
=41 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.7 2001
=41 FranceFrance 0.7 2001
=49 BermudaBermuda 0.6 2001
=49 CyprusCyprus 0.6 2001
=49 BelgiumBelgium 0.6 2001
=49 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.6 2001
=49 NorwayNorway 0.6 2001
=49 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.6 2001
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.583 2001
=55 United StatesUnited States 0.5 2001
=55 SwedenSweden 0.5 2001
=55 CanadaCanada 0.5 2001
=55 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.5 2001
=55 GermanyGermany 0.5 2001
=55 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.5 2001

Citation

People > Persons per room: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster
+

Interesting observations about People > Persons per room

  • All of the top 5 countries by persons per room are Hot countries.
  • Israel ranked first for persons per room amongst High income OECD countries in 2001.
  • United States ranked third last for persons per room amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2001.
  • All of the top 2 countries by persons per room are Former British Colonies'.
  • Romania ranked first for persons per room amongst European Union in 2001.
  • Turkey ranked first for persons per room amongst NATO countries in 2001.
  • All of the top 2 countries by persons per room are South and Central Asian.
  • All of the top 2 countries by persons per room are Emerging markets'.
  • Canada ranked second last for persons per room amongst Non-religious countries in 2001.
  • All of the top 2 countries by persons per room are Religious.

1

In response to 'hum' - no, it means that a person has more than one room at his or her disposal.

Posted on 08 Apr 2005

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor

Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor

Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×