Fiji vs Philippines: Total dependency ratio
Fiji
50.9%
in 2023
Philippines
51.2%
in 2023
Fiji rank
160th
Philippines rank
157th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Fiji
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 51.2% against 50.9% in Fiji, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Fiji ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.4% | 100.9% | 0.6% | Philippines |
| 1960s | 96.7% | 104.5% | 7.9% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 82.6% | 97.2% | 14.6% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 83.8% | 11.8% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 78.2% | 11.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 68.6% | 11.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 59.8% | 6.3% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 53.0% | 1.5% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Fiji or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 51.2% against 50.9% in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Fiji and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Philippines rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Fiji ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 157th 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).