Guam vs Macao: Old-age dependency ratio
Guam
19.6%
in 2023
Macao
18.6%
in 2023
Guam rank
85th
Macao rank
87th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Guam
- Macao
How they compare
Guam currently reports 19.6% against 18.6% in Macao, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Guam ranks 85th and Macao ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 6.1% | 4.1% | Macao |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 9.2% | 6.4% | Macao |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 15.9% | 12.4% | Macao |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 10.6% | 5.8% | Macao |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 9.9% | 3.0% | Macao |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.3% | 0.2% | Macao |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 1.9% | Guam |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 1.3% | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Guam or Macao?
- Guam, at 19.6% against 18.6% in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Guam and Macao?
- 1.0%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Macao rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Guam ranks 85th and Macao ranks 87th 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).