Gibraltar vs Laos: Total dependency ratio
Gibraltar
54.5%
in 2023
Laos
54.1%
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
124th
Laos rank
127th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Gibraltar
- Laos
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 54.5% against 54.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 124th and Laos ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.1% | 76.9% | 28.8% | Laos |
| 1960s | 51.8% | 81.6% | 29.8% | Laos |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 85.4% | 31.6% | Laos |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 90.3% | 37.8% | Laos |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 89.5% | 38.7% | Laos |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 79.3% | 27.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 60.8% | 6.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 55.0% | 0.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Gibraltar or Laos?
- Gibraltar, at 54.5% against 54.1% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Gibraltar and Laos?
- 0.4%, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and Laos rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Gibraltar ranks 124th and Laos ranks 127th 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).