Ecuador vs El Salvador: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Ecuador
49.46
in 2023
El Salvador
49.72
in 2023
Ecuador rank
165th
El Salvador rank
162nd

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 49.72 against 49.46 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 165th and El Salvador ranks 162nd of 229 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 89.59 91.75 2.16 El Salvador
1960s 94.45 97.73 3.28 El Salvador
1970s 90.15 95.42 5.27 El Salvador
1980s 79.96 83.82 3.86 El Salvador
1990s 70.61 76.73 6.12 El Salvador
2000s 63.44 69.35 5.92 El Salvador
2010s 55.76 56.81 1.04 El Salvador
2020s 50.41 50.66 0.2443 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Ecuador or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 49.72 against 49.46 in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0.26, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Ecuador ranks 165th and El Salvador ranks 162nd of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed