Cook Islands vs Saint Barthelemy: Total dependency ratio
Cook Islands
60.6%
in 2023
Saint Barthelemy
59.8%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
79th
Saint Barthelemy rank
81st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cook Islands
- Saint Barthelemy
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 60.6% against 59.8% in Saint Barthelemy, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 79th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 7 and Saint Barthelemy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Saint Barthelemy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.9% | 58.1% | 37.8% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 114.1% | 63.0% | 51.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 114.0% | 56.0% | 58.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 31.3% | 49.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 34.1% | 34.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 35.2% | 27.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 35.0% | 19.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 58.3% | 0.1% | Saint Barthelemy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Saint Barthelemy?
- Cook Islands, at 60.6% against 59.8% in Saint Barthelemy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Saint Barthelemy?
- 0.8%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Barthelemy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Saint Barthelemy rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 81st 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).