Greece vs Puerto Rico: Old-age dependency ratio
Greece
37.3%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
37.9%
in 2023
Greece rank
11th
Puerto Rico rank
10th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Greece
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 37.9% against 37.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 11th and Puerto Rico ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.5% | 7.7% | 2.8% | Greece |
| 1960s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 2.0% | Greece |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 12.7% | 5.6% | Greece |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 13.7% | 6.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 16.1% | 6.7% | Greece |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 20.9% | 6.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 28.1% | 4.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.5% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Greece or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 37.9% against 37.3% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Greece and Puerto Rico?
- 0.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Puerto Rico rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Greece ranks 11th and Puerto Rico ranks 10th 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).