Honduras vs Sao Tome and Principe: Old-age dependency ratio
Honduras
6.6%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6.7%
in 2023
Honduras rank
181st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
178th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Honduras
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.7% against 6.6% in Honduras, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 1.0% | Honduras |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 7.5% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 9.2% | 3.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 8.7% | 2.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 8.3% | 2.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 7.5% | 2.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.7% | 1.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.7% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Honduras or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.7% against 6.6% in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Honduras and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Honduras ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th 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
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).