Lesotho vs Tuvalu: Total dependency ratio
Lesotho
63.3%
in 2023
Tuvalu
63.7%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
67th
Tuvalu rank
65th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Lesotho
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 63.7% against 63.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 67th and Tuvalu ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.9% | 66.4% | 32.5% | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 96.6% | 90.6% | 6.0% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 77.1% | 8.0% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 60.1% | 27.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 71.8% | 14.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 68.9% | 4.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 60.1% | 7.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 61.1% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Lesotho or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 63.7% against 63.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 0.4%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Lesotho ranks 67th 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
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).