Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio old

Guinea-Bissau
5.45
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.5
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
205th

Age dependency ratio old over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
02.557.510195019862023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5 against 5.45 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.05.

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 6.39 5.92 0.4778 Guinea-Bissau
1960s 7.45 7 0.4485 Guinea-Bissau
1970s 8.73 7.59 1.14 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 10.16 7.59 2.57 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 8.76 7.12 1.65 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 6.04 6.44 0.399 Sierra Leone
2010s 5.19 5.81 0.6227 Sierra Leone
2020s 5.39 5.5 0.1041 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio old, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 5.5 against 5.45 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio old between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0.05, 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 age dependency ratio old?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed