Cuba vs Iceland: Old-age dependency ratio
Cuba
23.7%
in 2023
Iceland
23.0%
in 2023
Cuba rank
71st
Iceland rank
73rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Cuba
- Iceland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 23.7% against 23.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Cuba ranks 71st and Iceland ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.3% | 12.9% | 5.6% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 7.7% | 14.6% | 6.9% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 15.2% | 4.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 16.0% | 3.9% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 17.3% | 4.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 17.6% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 0.7% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cuba or Iceland?
- Cuba, at 23.7% against 23.0% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cuba and Iceland?
- 0.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Iceland rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 71st and Iceland ranks 73rd 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).