Barbados vs Suriname: Total dependency ratio
Barbados
50.6%
in 2023
Suriname
50.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
162nd
Suriname rank
163rd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 50.6% against 50.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Barbados ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.4% | 89.9% | 17.4% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 71.9% | 107.8% | 35.9% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 66.0% | 99.2% | 33.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 73.4% | 19.0% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 65.7% | 14.0% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 57.9% | 9.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 53.9% | 6.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 50.8% | 1.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Barbados or Suriname?
- Barbados, at 50.6% against 50.5% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Barbados ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 163rd 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).