Mongolia vs Nicaragua: Age dependency breakdown
Mongolia
7.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua
8.2%
in 2023
Mongolia rank
162nd
Nicaragua rank
159th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Mongolia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 162nd and Nicaragua ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.5% | 5.3% | 2.3% | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 5.1% | 6.4% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 5.1% | 5.7% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 6.9% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 7.5% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.1% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Mongolia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 8.2% against 7.8% in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Mongolia and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Nicaragua rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Mongolia ranks 162nd 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).