Panama vs Turkey: Old-age dependency ratio
Panama
13.8%
in 2023
Turkey
14.7%
in 2023
Panama rank
113th
Turkey rank
110th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Panama
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 14.7% against 13.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Panama ranks 113th and Turkey ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3% | 7.1% | 0.8% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 8.3% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 8.8% | 2.2% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 8.1% | 1.1% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 10.0% | 1.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.3% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 14.0% | 0.8% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Panama or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 14.7% against 13.8% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Panama and Turkey?
- 0.9%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Turkey rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 113th and Turkey ranks 110th 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).