Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba vs Colombia: Total dependency ratio

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
43.0%
in 2023
Colombia
42.8%
in 2023
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba rank
204th
Colombia rank
205th

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Colombia
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba currently reports 43.0% against 42.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ranks 204th and Colombia ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba Colombia Difference Ahead
1950s 93.4% 93.1% 0.3% Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
1960s 96.9% 99.2% 2.2% Colombia
1970s 89.1% 87.7% 1.4% Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
1980s 65.2% 71.5% 6.3% Colombia
1990s 53.7% 63.0% 9.3% Colombia
2000s 43.9% 55.0% 11.1% Colombia
2010s 40.0% 46.6% 6.6% Colombia
2020s 43.5% 42.9% 0.6% Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba or Colombia?
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, at 43.0% against 42.8% in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Colombia?
0.2%, with Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Colombia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Colombia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ranks 204th and Colombia ranks 205th 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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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

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