Cook Islands vs Egypt: Total dependency ratio
Cook Islands
60.6%
in 2023
Egypt
59.8%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
79th
Egypt rank
82nd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cook Islands
- Egypt
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 60.6% against 59.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 79th and Egypt ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.9% | 77.2% | 18.7% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 114.1% | 84.7% | 29.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 114.0% | 82.3% | 31.7% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 82.4% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 76.5% | 8.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 64.1% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 61.7% | 7.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 60.8% | 2.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Egypt?
- Cook Islands, at 60.6% against 59.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Egypt?
- 0.8%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Egypt rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th and Egypt ranks 82nd 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).