Guyana vs Montserrat: Total dependency ratio
Guyana
55.8%
in 2023
Montserrat
56.3%
in 2023
Guyana rank
111th
Montserrat rank
109th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Guyana
- Montserrat
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 56.3% against 55.8% in Guyana, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montserrat ahead.
Guyana ranks 111th and Montserrat ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 7 and Montserrat in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.2% | 101.7% | 10.5% | Montserrat |
| 1960s | 103.7% | 96.5% | 7.3% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 90.8% | 3.8% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 67.9% | 9.3% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 59.9% | 8.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 50.4% | 14.4% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 49.1% | 6.6% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 55.2% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Guyana or Montserrat?
- Montserrat, at 56.3% against 55.8% in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Guyana and Montserrat?
- 0.5%, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Montserrat?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Montserrat rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Guyana ranks 111th and Montserrat ranks 109th 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).