Ecuador vs Mexico: Total dependency ratio
Ecuador
49.5%
in 2023
Mexico
49.0%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
171st
Mexico rank
174th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 49.5% against 49.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 171st and Mexico ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.6% | 93.9% | 4.3% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 94.4% | 100.1% | 5.6% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 100.4% | 10.3% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 85.8% | 5.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 70.1% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 60.9% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.2% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.6% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 49.5% against 49.0% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 171st and Mexico ranks 174th 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
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).