Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Total dependency ratio
Kiribati
64.1%
in 2023
Tuvalu
63.7%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
64th
Tuvalu rank
65th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 64.1% against 63.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 64th and Tuvalu ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.4% | 66.4% | 20.0% | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 94.2% | 90.6% | 3.6% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 91.1% | 77.1% | 14.0% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 60.1% | 16.3% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 71.8% | 7.6% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 68.9% | 3.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 60.1% | 4.5% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 61.1% | 3.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Kiribati, at 64.1% against 63.7% in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 0.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Kiribati ranks 64th and Tuvalu ranks 65th 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).