Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Total dependency ratio
Kiribati
64.1%
in 2023
Marshall Islands
64.2%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
64th
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 64.2% against 64.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Kiribati ranks 64th and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.4% | 103.2% | 16.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 94.2% | 109.4% | 15.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 91.1% | 105.5% | 14.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 115.2% | 38.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 98.0% | 18.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 72.7% | 0.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 67.9% | 3.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 62.9% | 1.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 64.2% against 64.1% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Kiribati ranks 64th and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd 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).