Cape Verde vs Ecuador: Total dependency ratio
Cape Verde
49.1%
in 2023
Ecuador
49.5%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
172nd
Ecuador rank
171st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 49.5% against 49.1% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Ecuador ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.4% | 89.6% | 1.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 100.6% | 94.4% | 6.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 90.1% | 15.4% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 80.0% | 26.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 70.6% | 26.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 63.4% | 10.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 55.8% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 0.5% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 49.5% against 49.1% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Ecuador?
- 0.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Ecuador rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Ecuador ranks 171st 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).