Panama vs Uruguay: Total dependency ratio
Panama
52.3%
in 2023
Uruguay
52.5%
in 2023
Panama rank
150th
Uruguay rank
147th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 52.5% against 52.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.6% | 55.5% | 32.0% | Panama |
| 1960s | 92.0% | 56.9% | 35.1% | Panama |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 58.9% | 29.0% | Panama |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 59.8% | 14.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 59.2% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 59.1% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 55.8% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 53.3% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Panama or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 52.5% against 52.3% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th 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).