Bolivia vs Jordan: Total dependency ratio
Bolivia
55.5%
in 2023
Jordan
55.2%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
113th
Jordan rank
116th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bolivia
- Jordan
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 55.5% against 55.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Bolivia ranks 113th and Jordan ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 84.6% | 94.9% | 10.3% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 83.2% | 108.3% | 25.1% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 83.1% | 113.8% | 30.8% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 103.1% | 21.9% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.3% | 0.2% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.1% | 0.9% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 61.8% | 0.6% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 56.7% | 0.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bolivia or Jordan?
- Bolivia, at 55.5% against 55.2% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bolivia and Jordan?
- 0.3%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Jordan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Jordan rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bolivia ranks 113th and Jordan ranks 116th 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).