Guyana vs Samoa: Old-age dependency ratio
Guyana
10.1%
in 2023
Samoa
10.3%
in 2023
Guyana rank
143rd
Samoa rank
140th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Guyana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 10.3% against 10.1% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 1.0% | Guyana |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 7.5% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 8.4% | 1.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Guyana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 10.3% against 10.1% in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Guyana and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Samoa rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Guyana ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 140th 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).