Belize vs Laos: Old-age dependency ratio
Belize
7.1%
in 2023
Laos
7.0%
in 2023
Belize rank
173rd
Laos rank
174th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Belize
- Laos
How they compare
Belize currently reports 7.1% against 7.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 173rd and Laos ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.2% | 4.2% | 3.0% | Belize |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 5.2% | 3.5% | Belize |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 6.0% | 2.9% | Belize |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.6% | 1.8% | Belize |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 0.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 0.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.5% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Belize or Laos?
- Belize, at 7.1% against 7.0% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Belize and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Laos rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Belize ranks 173rd and Laos ranks 174th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).