Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Age dependency breakdown

Guinea-Bissau
5.5%
in 2023
Nigeria
5.5%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
207th
Nigeria rank
206th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Nigeria ranks 206th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 6.4% 5.7% 0.7% Guinea-Bissau
1960s 7.5% 6.1% 1.4% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 8.7% 6.0% 2.7% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 10.2% 6.1% 4.0% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 8.8% 5.9% 2.9% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 6.0% 5.7% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 5.2% 5.6% 0.5% Nigeria
2020s 5.4% 5.5% 0.1% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Nigeria ranks 206th 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).