Cook Islands vs Israel: Old-age dependency ratio
Cook Islands
20.7%
in 2023
Israel
20.7%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
79th
Israel rank
80th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Cook Islands
- Israel
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 20.7% against 20.7% in Israel, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 79th and Israel ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 7.0% | 1.2% | Israel |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 9.5% | 2.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 12.8% | 5.2% | Israel |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 15.3% | 7.3% | Israel |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 15.8% | 7.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 15.8% | 4.6% | Israel |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 17.9% | 3.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 20.4% | 1.7% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Israel?
- Cook Islands, at 20.7% against 20.7% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Israel?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Israel rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th and Israel ranks 80th 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).