Cape Verde vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Total dependency ratio
Cape Verde
49.1%
in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
49.7%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
172nd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
169th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 49.7% against 49.1% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.4% | 108.5% | 17.1% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1960s | 100.6% | 107.3% | 6.7% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 101.3% | 4.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 86.1% | 20.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 69.3% | 27.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 57.2% | 17.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 50.2% | 3.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.5% | 1.4% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 49.7% against 49.1% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.6%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).