Statizoid

Canada vs Switzerland: Total dependency ratio

Canada
53.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
52.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
139th
Switzerland rank
140th

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Canada
  • Switzerland
020406080195019862023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 53.0% against 52.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 139th and Switzerland ranks 140th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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