Kuwait vs Qatar: Total dependency ratio
Kuwait
27.5%
in 2023
Qatar
20.1%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
234th
Qatar rank
236th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 27.5% against 20.1% in Qatar, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 234th and Qatar ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.7% | 92.3% | 23.6% | Qatar |
| 1960s | 72.5% | 69.1% | 3.4% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 58.5% | 20.9% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 40.9% | 22.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 37.3% | 16.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 27.2% | 10.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 20.1% | 9.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 27.5% against 20.1% in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 7.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 234th and Qatar ranks 236th 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).