Cuba vs Curacao: Old-age dependency ratio
Cuba
23.7%
in 2023
Curacao
23.8%
in 2023
Cuba rank
71st
Curacao rank
69th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Cuba
- Curacao
How they compare
Curacao currently reports 23.8% against 23.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.
Cuba ranks 71st and Curacao ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Curacao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Curacao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.3% | 8.1% | 0.7% | Curacao |
| 1960s | 7.7% | 8.2% | 0.5% | Curacao |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 2.4% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 1.0% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.0% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.7% | 0.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cuba or Curacao?
- Curacao, at 23.8% against 23.7% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cuba and Curacao?
- 0.1%, with Curacao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Curacao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Curacao rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 71st and Curacao ranks 69th 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).