Ghana vs Saint Helena: Total dependency ratio
Ghana
66.1%
in 2023
Saint Helena
67.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
58th
Saint Helena rank
56th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 67.0% against 66.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and Saint Helena ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Saint Helena in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.8% | 103.0% | 17.2% | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 101.4% | 88.8% | 12.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 102.9% | 81.4% | 21.5% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 64.3% | 28.5% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 50.4% | 38.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 45.8% | 32.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 53.1% | 19.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 65.3% | 2.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Ghana or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 67.0% against 66.1% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Ghana and Saint Helena?
- 0.9%, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Saint Helena rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 58th and Saint Helena ranks 56th 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).