Samoa vs Tuvalu: Old-age dependency ratio
Samoa
10.3%
in 2023
Tuvalu
10.4%
in 2023
Samoa rank
140th
Tuvalu rank
137th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 10.4% against 10.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 140th and Tuvalu ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.6% | 7.3% | 1.7% | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 7.9% | 1.9% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.7% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 7.5% | 1.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 10.3% | 2.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 9.7% | 1.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.8% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 10.4% against 10.3% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Samoa ranks 140th and Tuvalu ranks 137th 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).