All right, let's check out Bolivia.
Give me a second. And...
There we go. The first five largest cities in the Land of Bolivia are:
Santa Cruz
El Alto
La Paz
Cochabamba
Sucre
And the population of Santa Cruz is approximately 1,912,947.
Now, let's use the rank size rule!
And the actual population...
El Alto 956,474 1,123,280
La Paz 637,649 918,724
Cochabamba 478,237 667,298
Sucre 382,590 351,877
It appears that the Rank Size Rule has very little legitimacy in the high ranks -- the same situation that could be found in Iran. Sure, the estimation is close to actual for El Alto, but from there the approximations are just too different -- A little under two hundred thousand difference for La Paz and Cochabamba. It appears that the "turning point" of the estimation seems to reach at Sucre -- this means that approximations made with the rank size rule will soon become highly overestimated after Sucre or some rank six city.
Give me a second. And...
There we go. The first five largest cities in the Land of Bolivia are:
Santa Cruz
El Alto
La Paz
Cochabamba
Sucre
And the population of Santa Cruz is approximately 1,912,947.
Now, let's use the rank size rule!
And the actual population...
El Alto 956,474 1,123,280
La Paz 637,649 918,724
Cochabamba 478,237 667,298
Sucre 382,590 351,877
It appears that the Rank Size Rule has very little legitimacy in the high ranks -- the same situation that could be found in Iran. Sure, the estimation is close to actual for El Alto, but from there the approximations are just too different -- A little under two hundred thousand difference for La Paz and Cochabamba. It appears that the "turning point" of the estimation seems to reach at Sucre -- this means that approximations made with the rank size rule will soon become highly overestimated after Sucre or some rank six city.
Bolivia's population is 10,836,000 and her population density is approximately 9 people per square kilometer.
Percent of population that is urban is 67% -- 50% live in urban slums.
The average annual percent change to urban is 2.5%
9% of the rural population have access to sanitation, and 34% the urban population.
67% of the rural population have access to improved water supplies, and 96% the urban population.
The pupil-teacher ratio is 23.93.
Percent of population that is urban is 67% -- 50% live in urban slums.
The average annual percent change to urban is 2.5%
9% of the rural population have access to sanitation, and 34% the urban population.
67% of the rural population have access to improved water supplies, and 96% the urban population.
The pupil-teacher ratio is 23.93.