Egypt vs Nicaragua: Age dependency breakdown
Egypt
7.9%
in 2023
Nicaragua
8.2%
in 2023
Egypt rank
161st
Nicaragua rank
159th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 8.2% against 7.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Egypt ranks 161st and Nicaragua ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 7.5% | 0.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 8.2% against 7.9% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Egypt ranks 161st and Nicaragua ranks 159th 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).