Marshall Islands vs Martinique: Total dependency ratio

Marshall Islands
64.2%
in 2023
Martinique
65.0%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Martinique rank
61st

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
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How they compare

Martinique currently reports 65.0% against 64.2% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Martinique ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Martinique Difference Ahead
1950s 103.2% 88.7% 14.5% Marshall Islands
1960s 109.4% 93.3% 16.1% Marshall Islands
1970s 105.5% 82.8% 22.7% Marshall Islands
1980s 115.2% 56.1% 59.2% Marshall Islands
1990s 98.0% 54.5% 43.5% Marshall Islands
2000s 72.7% 53.6% 19.1% Marshall Islands
2010s 67.9% 57.4% 10.5% Marshall Islands
2020s 62.9% 62.7% 0.2% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Marshall Islands or Martinique?
Martinique, at 65.0% against 64.2% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Marshall Islands and Martinique?
0.8%, with Martinique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Martinique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Martinique rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Martinique ranks 61st 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

Indicator
Total dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).