Aruba vs Iceland: Total dependency ratio
Aruba
50.5%
in 2023
Iceland
50.1%
in 2023
Aruba rank
164th
Iceland rank
165th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Aruba
- Iceland
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 50.5% against 50.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 164th and Iceland ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.2% | 68.4% | 17.8% | Aruba |
| 1960s | 77.4% | 74.8% | 2.7% | Aruba |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 65.4% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 57.3% | 6.5% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 55.0% | 7.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 51.0% | 8.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 50.4% | 5.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 50.2% | 0.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Aruba or Iceland?
- Aruba, at 50.5% against 50.1% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Aruba and Iceland?
- 0.4%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Iceland rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Aruba ranks 164th and Iceland ranks 165th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).