Ecuador vs Northern Mariana Islands: Old-age dependency ratio
Ecuador
12.1%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
12.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
121st
Northern Mariana Islands rank
118th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 12.7% against 12.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 121st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 5.9% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 1.8% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 2.5% | 4.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 3.1% | 5.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 1.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Ecuador or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 12.7% against 12.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Ecuador and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.6%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 121st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 118th 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
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).