Saint Helena vs Vatican: Old-age dependency ratio
Saint Helena
44.0%
in 2023
Vatican
91.5%
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
4th
Vatican rank
1st
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Saint Helena
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 91.5% against 44.0% in Saint Helena, a difference of 47.5%.
That makes Vatican's figure about 2.1 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 3 and Vatican in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.0% | 7.3% | 8.6% | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 15.6% | 7.6% | 7.9% | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 11.3% | 4.9% | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 16.7% | 1.8% | Vatican |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 29.0% | 14.3% | Vatican |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 54.0% | 33.2% | Vatican |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 96.8% | 64.9% | Vatican |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 94.2% | 51.9% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Saint Helena or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 91.5% against 44.0% in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Saint Helena and Vatican?
- 47.5%, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Helena and Vatican rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Saint Helena ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).