Canada vs Nicaragua: Total dependency ratio
Canada
53.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
52.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
139th
Nicaragua rank
141st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Canada
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Canada currently reports 53.0% against 52.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Canada ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 141st of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.4% | 95.1% | 29.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 68.7% | 101.8% | 33.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 54.2% | 99.5% | 45.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 98.9% | 52.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 88.2% | 40.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 70.6% | 25.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 59.1% | 11.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 54.0% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Canada or Nicaragua?
- Canada, at 53.0% against 52.9% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Canada and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Canada ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 141st 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).