Oman vs Uganda: Old-age dependency ratio
Oman
3.7%
in 2023
Uganda
4.0%
in 2023
Oman rank
233rd
Uganda rank
230th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Oman
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Oman, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 233rd and Uganda ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Oman |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | Oman |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Oman |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 6.0% | 1.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.8% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Oman or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Oman and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Oman and Uganda rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Oman ranks 233rd and Uganda ranks 230th 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).