Iran vs Suriname: Old-age dependency ratio
Iran
11.4%
in 2023
Suriname
11.5%
in 2023
Iran rank
132nd
Suriname rank
130th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Iran
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 11.5% against 11.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 132nd and Suriname ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 0.7% | Iran |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 10.3% | 3.0% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 8.4% | 2.1% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Iran |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 8.5% | 1.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 9.5% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 11.0% | 0.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Iran or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 11.5% against 11.4% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Iran and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Suriname rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Iran ranks 132nd and Suriname ranks 130th 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).