Belarus vs Spain: Total dependency ratio
Belarus
50.9%
in 2023
Spain
51.3%
in 2023
Belarus rank
159th
Spain rank
156th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Belarus
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 51.3% against 50.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 159th and Spain ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.4% | 52.3% | 5.1% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 62.0% | 57.0% | 5.0% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 60.3% | 5.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 54.8% | 5.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 47.1% | 4.0% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 45.4% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 49.6% | 6.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 51.0% | 1.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Belarus or Spain?
- Spain, at 51.3% against 50.9% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Belarus and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Spain rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Belarus ranks 159th and Spain ranks 156th 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).