Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency breakdown

Guinea-Bissau
5.45
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.33
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
207th
Papua New Guinea rank
209th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Papua New Guinea
246810195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 5.45 against 5.33 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.12.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Papua New Guinea ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 6.39 1.95 4.45 Guinea-Bissau
1960s 7.45 1.97 5.48 Guinea-Bissau
1970s 8.73 2.08 6.65 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 10.16 3.08 7.08 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 8.76 4.17 4.59 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 6.04 4.47 1.57 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 5.19 4.68 0.511 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 5.39 5.15 0.2444 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
Guinea-Bissau, at 5.45 against 5.33 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
0.12, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Papua New Guinea ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed