Benin vs Guinea: Total dependency ratio
Benin
81.6%
in 2023
Guinea
80.8%
in 2023
Benin rank
19th
Guinea rank
21st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 81.6% against 80.8% in Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 19th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.4% | 77.6% | 1.8% | Benin |
| 1960s | 87.1% | 79.1% | 8.0% | Benin |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 82.7% | 13.6% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 88.9% | 9.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 92.1% | 4.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 96.1% | 4.5% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 88.6% | 1.8% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.3% | 0.6% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Benin or Guinea?
- Benin, at 81.6% against 80.8% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 19th and Guinea ranks 21st 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).