Eritrea vs Paraguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Eritrea
9.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
11.98 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
188th
Paraguay rank
185th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 11.98 people per square kilometre against 9.94 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 2.04 people per square kilometre.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Paraguay ahead.

Eritrea ranks 188th and Paraguay ranks 185th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 5.94 people per square kilometre 6.48 people per square kilometre 0.5339 people per square kilometre Paraguay
2000s 8.01 people per square kilometre 7.99 people per square kilometre 0.0201 people per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 9.09 people per square kilometre 9.49 people per square kilometre 0.3992 people per square kilometre Paraguay
2020s 9.74 people per square kilometre 11.5 people per square kilometre 1.76 people per square kilometre Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 11.98 people per square kilometre against 9.94 people per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Paraguay?
2.04 people per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Paraguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Paraguay rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 188th and Paraguay ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.