Panama vs Peru: Old-age dependency ratio
Panama
13.8%
in 2023
Peru
13.5%
in 2023
Panama rank
113th
Peru rank
114th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 13.8% against 13.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 113th and Peru ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 7.7% | 1.3% | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 8.3% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 1.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 12.4% | 1.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.3% | 0.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 13.8% against 13.5% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Panama and Peru?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 113th and Peru ranks 114th 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).