Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Old-age dependency ratio
Guinea-Bissau
5.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.5%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
205th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 2.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 1.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).