Bahamas vs Malaysia: Total dependency ratio
Bahamas
42.5%
in 2023
Malaysia
42.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
207th
Malaysia rank
209th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 42.5% against 42.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 207th and Malaysia ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.6% | 86.8% | 4.2% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 79.3% | 95.0% | 15.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 73.8% | 82.3% | 8.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 71.6% | 13.7% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 65.5% | 13.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 56.0% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 46.5% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 43.3% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bahamas or Malaysia?
- Bahamas, at 42.5% against 42.3% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 207th and Malaysia ranks 209th 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
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).