Japan vs Solomon Islands: Total dependency ratio
Japan
69.9%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
69.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
47th
Solomon Islands rank
49th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Japan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.9% against 69.5% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Japan ranks 47th and Solomon Islands ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.2% | 96.3% | 34.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 47.8% | 96.9% | 49.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 103.9% | 57.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 103.0% | 56.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 91.4% | 47.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 82.5% | 31.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 77.1% | 12.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 71.1% | 1.2% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Japan or Solomon Islands?
- Japan, at 69.9% against 69.5% in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Japan and Solomon Islands?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Solomon Islands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 47th and Solomon Islands ranks 49th 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).