Bhutan vs Brunei: Total dependency ratio
Bhutan
38.6%
in 2023
Brunei
38.0%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
221st
Brunei rank
224th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Brunei
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 38.6% against 38.0% in Brunei, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 221st and Brunei ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Brunei in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.4% | 78.8% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 79.4% | 95.7% | 16.3% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 79.3% | 1.5% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 63.9% | 20.1% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 55.8% | 25.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 43.8% | 19.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 38.8% | 9.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bhutan or Brunei?
- Bhutan, at 38.6% against 38.0% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bhutan and Brunei?
- 0.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brunei?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Brunei rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 221st and Brunei ranks 224th 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).