Suriname vs Tunisia: Total dependency ratio
Suriname
50.5%
in 2023
Tunisia
50.6%
in 2023
Suriname rank
163rd
Tunisia rank
161st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Suriname
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 50.6% against 50.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 163rd and Tunisia ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 7 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.9% | 85.6% | 4.3% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 107.8% | 91.9% | 15.8% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 90.1% | 9.1% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 77.9% | 4.5% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 64.7% | 1.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 48.9% | 9.1% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 46.3% | 7.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.4% | 0.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Suriname or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 50.6% against 50.5% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Suriname and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Tunisia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Suriname ranks 163rd and Tunisia ranks 161st 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).