Kenya vs Saint Helena: Total dependency ratio
Kenya
67.7%
in 2023
Saint Helena
67.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
54th
Saint Helena rank
56th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Kenya
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 67.7% against 67.0% in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Kenya ranks 54th and Saint Helena ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.2% | 103.0% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 111.8% | 88.8% | 23.0% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 117.4% | 81.4% | 36.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 111.0% | 64.3% | 46.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 100.3% | 50.4% | 49.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 45.8% | 42.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 53.1% | 26.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 65.3% | 4.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Kenya or Saint Helena?
- Kenya, at 67.7% against 67.0% in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Kenya and Saint Helena?
- 0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Saint Helena rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Kenya ranks 54th and Saint Helena ranks 56th 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).