Bhutan vs Falkland Islands: Total dependency ratio
Bhutan
38.6%
in 2023
Falkland Islands
39.0%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
221st
Falkland Islands rank
218th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Falkland Islands
How they compare
Falkland Islands currently reports 39.0% against 38.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Falkland Islands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 221st and Falkland Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Falkland Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.4% | 53.1% | 30.3% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 79.4% | 48.1% | 31.3% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 56.9% | 23.8% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 51.1% | 32.9% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 35.4% | 45.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 36.6% | 26.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 40.5% | 7.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 37.7% | 2.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bhutan or Falkland Islands?
- Falkland Islands, at 39.0% against 38.6% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bhutan and Falkland Islands?
- 0.4%, with Falkland Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Falkland Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Falkland Islands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 221st and Falkland Islands ranks 218th 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).