Colombia vs Taiwan: Total dependency ratio
Colombia
42.8%
in 2023
Taiwan
43.4%
in 2023
Colombia rank
205th
Taiwan rank
203rd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Colombia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 43.4% against 42.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 205th and Taiwan ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.1% | 84.8% | 8.3% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 99.2% | 87.0% | 12.1% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 87.7% | 68.0% | 19.7% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 53.8% | 17.8% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 45.9% | 17.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 39.2% | 15.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 35.8% | 10.8% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.7% | 1.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Colombia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 43.4% against 42.8% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Colombia and Taiwan?
- 0.6%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Taiwan rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Colombia ranks 205th and Taiwan ranks 203rd 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).