Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Old-age dependency ratio
Eswatini
6.7%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
6.6%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
180th
Zimbabwe rank
183rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 6.7% against 6.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Eswatini ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 6.4% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 6.9% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 6.5% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
- Eswatini, at 6.7% against 6.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 183rd 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).