Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Total dependency ratio
Maldives
32.3%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
36.8%
in 2023
Maldives rank
231st
Saudi Arabia rank
228th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Maldives
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 36.8% against 32.3% in Maldives, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Maldives ranks 231st and Saudi Arabia ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.5% | 84.1% | 10.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 79.8% | 91.2% | 11.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 90.3% | 2.6% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 83.9% | 10.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 76.4% | 17.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 56.5% | 4.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 39.3% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 38.0% | 5.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 36.8% against 32.3% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Maldives ranks 231st and Saudi Arabia ranks 228th 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).