Ecuador vs El Salvador: Total dependency ratio
Ecuador
49.5%
in 2023
El Salvador
49.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
171st
El Salvador rank
168th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 49.7% against 49.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 171st and El Salvador ranks 168th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.6% | 91.7% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 94.4% | 97.7% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 95.4% | 5.3% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 83.8% | 3.9% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 76.7% | 6.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 69.4% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 56.8% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.7% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 49.7% against 49.5% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 171st and El Salvador ranks 168th 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).