Cook Islands vs Sweden: Total dependency ratio
Cook Islands
60.6%
in 2023
Sweden
60.7%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
79th
Sweden rank
78th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cook Islands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 60.7% against 60.6% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.9% | 52.4% | 43.5% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 114.1% | 51.3% | 62.8% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 114.0% | 55.1% | 58.9% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 55.2% | 25.2% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 56.4% | 11.7% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 53.6% | 9.2% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 57.7% | 3.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 60.8% | 2.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 60.7% against 60.6% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Sweden rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 78th 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).