Eritrea vs Paraguay: Population in the largest city
Eritrea
92.5%
in 2025
Paraguay
73.5%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
4th
Paraguay rank
7th
Population in the largest city over time
- Eritrea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 92.5% against 73.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 4th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 62.9% | 37.1% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 58.3% | 41.5% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 54.9% | 19.7% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 65.9% | 5.4% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 77.8% | 5.8% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 74.6% | 13.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Eritrea or Paraguay?
- Eritrea, at 92.5% against 73.5% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Eritrea and Paraguay?
- 19.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Paraguay rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Eritrea ranks 4th and Paraguay ranks 7th 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.