Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Old-age dependency ratio
Gambia
5.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.3%
in 2023
Gambia rank
210th
Papua New Guinea rank
209th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.7% | 1.9% | 2.8% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 2.9% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 3.1% | 5.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 2.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 209th 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).