Ecuador vs Northern Mariana Islands: Age dependency breakdown

Ecuador
12.1%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
12.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
121st
Northern Mariana Islands rank
118th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Ecuador
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 12.7% against 12.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 121st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 9.3% 5.9% 3.4% Ecuador
1960s 8.3% 6.2% 2.2% Ecuador
1970s 7.2% 5.4% 1.8% Ecuador
1980s 6.5% 3.3% 3.2% Ecuador
1990s 7.0% 2.5% 4.5% Ecuador
2000s 8.5% 3.1% 5.4% Ecuador
2010s 10.2% 6.2% 4.0% Ecuador
2020s 11.7% 10.7% 1.0% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Ecuador or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 12.7% against 12.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Ecuador and Northern Mariana Islands?
0.6%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Northern Mariana Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Ecuador ranks 121st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).