Guadeloupe vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency breakdown
Guadeloupe
38.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
37.9%
in 2023
Guadeloupe rank
8th
Puerto Rico rank
10th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Guadeloupe
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 38.1% against 37.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guadeloupe ahead.
Guadeloupe ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Guadeloupe |
| 1960s | 9.0% | 10.7% | 1.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 12.7% | 2.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 13.7% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 16.1% | 2.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 20.9% | 3.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 28.1% | 2.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 36.5% | 1.7% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Guadeloupe or Puerto Rico?
- Guadeloupe, at 38.1% against 37.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Guadeloupe ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).