Maldives vs Singapore: Total dependency ratio
Maldives
32.3%
in 2023
Singapore
33.1%
in 2023
Maldives rank
231st
Singapore rank
229th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 33.1% against 32.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 231st and Singapore ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.5% | 80.3% | 6.8% | Singapore |
| 1960s | 79.8% | 84.6% | 4.8% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 59.3% | 33.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 40.1% | 54.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 35.4% | 58.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 31.5% | 29.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 28.0% | 10.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.3% | 0.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Maldives or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 33.1% against 32.3% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Maldives and Singapore?
- 0.8%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Maldives ranks 231st and Singapore ranks 229th 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).