Ecuador vs Malta: Total dependency ratio

Ecuador

49.5%

in 2023

Malta

49.1%

in 2023

Ecuador rank

171st

Malta rank

173rd

Total dependency ratio over time

Ecuador currently reports 49.5% against 49.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 171st and Malta ranks 173rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).