Eswatini vs Faroe Islands: Total dependency ratio
Eswatini
60.8%
in 2023
Faroe Islands
61.0%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
77th
Faroe Islands rank
74th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Eswatini
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 61.0% against 60.8% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 77th and Faroe Islands ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 7 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.4% | 69.5% | 21.9% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 101.4% | 67.5% | 33.9% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 102.7% | 65.3% | 37.4% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 107.7% | 58.6% | 49.1% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 59.2% | 36.5% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 57.7% | 20.8% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 60.3% | 7.3% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 62.0% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Eswatini or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 61.0% against 60.8% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Eswatini and Faroe Islands?
- 0.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Faroe Islands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 77th and Faroe Islands ranks 74th 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).