Faroe Islands vs Guam: Total dependency ratio
Faroe Islands
61.0%
in 2023
Guam
61.6%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
74th
Guam rank
71st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Faroe Islands
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 61.6% against 61.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 74th and Guam ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 7 and Guam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.5% | 53.3% | 16.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 67.5% | 72.0% | 4.4% | Guam |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 64.8% | 0.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 55.1% | 3.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 53.7% | 5.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 54.5% | 3.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 53.4% | 7.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 59.6% | 2.3% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Faroe Islands or Guam?
- Guam, at 61.6% against 61.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Faroe Islands and Guam?
- 0.6%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Guam rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Faroe Islands ranks 74th and Guam ranks 71st 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).