Cape Verde vs Paraguay: Old-age dependency ratio
Cape Verde
9.8%
in 2023
Paraguay
9.8%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
145th
Paraguay rank
144th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9.8% against 9.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 145th and Paraguay ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 1.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 7.8% | 3.7% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.3% | 3.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 2.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 1.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.6% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.6% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 9.8% against 9.8% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Paraguay rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 145th and Paraguay ranks 144th 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).