Brunei vs Jamaica: Total dependency ratio
Brunei
38.0%
in 2023
Jamaica
37.0%
in 2023
Brunei rank
224th
Jamaica rank
227th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Brunei
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 38.0% against 37.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 224th and Jamaica ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.8% | 70.3% | 8.5% | Brunei |
| 1960s | 95.7% | 93.8% | 1.9% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 98.9% | 19.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 82.4% | 18.6% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 71.6% | 15.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 57.7% | 13.9% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 43.5% | 4.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.5% | 0.1% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Brunei or Jamaica?
- Brunei, at 38.0% against 37.0% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Brunei and Jamaica?
- 1.0%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Jamaica rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Brunei ranks 224th and Jamaica ranks 227th 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).