Ghana vs East Timor: Total dependency ratio
Ghana
66.1%
in 2023
East Timor
65.5%
in 2023
Ghana rank
58th
East Timor rank
59th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- East Timor
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 66.1% against 65.5% in East Timor, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.8% | 82.1% | 3.7% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 101.4% | 71.8% | 29.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 102.9% | 71.7% | 31.2% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 72.5% | 20.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 81.7% | 7.1% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 82.3% | 3.8% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 80.1% | 8.0% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 68.3% | 0.9% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Ghana or East Timor?
- Ghana, at 66.1% against 65.5% in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Ghana and East Timor?
- 0.6%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and East Timor rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 59th 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).