Ecuador vs Vietnam: Age dependency breakdown
Ecuador
12.1%
in 2023
Vietnam
12.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
121st
Vietnam rank
119th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Ecuador
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 12.7% against 12.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 121st and Vietnam ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 1.8% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 9.7% | 1.4% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 9.9% | 2.7% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 9.8% | 3.3% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 9.6% | 2.6% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 9.3% | 0.9% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.9% | 0.2% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Ecuador or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 12.7% against 12.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Ecuador and Vietnam?
- 0.6%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Vietnam rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Ecuador ranks 121st and Vietnam ranks 119th 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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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).