Fiji vs Suriname: Total dependency ratio
Fiji
50.9%
in 2023
Suriname
50.5%
in 2023
Fiji rank
160th
Suriname rank
163rd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 50.9% against 50.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.4% | 89.9% | 10.5% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 96.7% | 107.8% | 11.1% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 82.6% | 99.2% | 16.6% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 73.4% | 1.4% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 65.7% | 1.5% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 57.9% | 0.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 53.9% | 0.4% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.8% | 0.8% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Fiji or Suriname?
- Fiji, at 50.9% against 50.5% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Fiji and Suriname?
- 0.4%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Fiji ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 163rd 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).