Chile vs Greenland: Total dependency ratio
Chile
45.1%
in 2023
Greenland
44.8%
in 2023
Chile rank
191st
Greenland rank
194th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Chile
- Greenland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 45.1% against 44.8% in Greenland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Chile ranks 191st and Greenland ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Greenland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.0% | 79.9% | 6.9% | Greenland |
| 1960s | 74.9% | 88.9% | 14.0% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 69.2% | 1.8% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 41.9% | 16.1% | Chile |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 46.0% | 9.6% | Chile |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.3% | 5.9% | Chile |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 40.9% | 4.4% | Chile |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 43.4% | 1.6% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Chile or Greenland?
- Chile, at 45.1% against 44.8% in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Chile and Greenland?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Greenland rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Chile ranks 191st and Greenland ranks 194th 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).