Jordan vs Romania: Total dependency ratio
Jordan
55.2%
in 2023
Romania
55.3%
in 2023
Jordan rank
116th
Romania rank
114th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Jordan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 55.3% against 55.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 116th and Romania ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.9% | 53.6% | 41.3% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 108.3% | 51.7% | 56.5% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 113.8% | 54.0% | 59.8% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 103.1% | 54.8% | 48.3% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 48.8% | 29.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 45.6% | 25.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 49.0% | 12.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 54.9% | 1.8% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Jordan or Romania?
- Romania, at 55.3% against 55.2% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Jordan and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Romania rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Jordan ranks 116th and Romania ranks 114th 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).