Cook Islands vs Thailand: Old-age dependency ratio
Cook Islands
20.7%
in 2023
Thailand
20.9%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
79th
Thailand rank
77th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Cook Islands
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.9% against 20.7% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 1.2% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 2.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 2.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 1.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 0.9% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.3% | 0.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 19.5% | 0.8% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.9% against 20.7% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Thailand rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).