Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Total dependency ratio
Egypt
59.8%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
59.1%
in 2023
Egypt rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Egypt
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 59.8% against 59.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77.2% | 76.4% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 84.7% | 83.8% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 86.8% | 4.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 80.1% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 77.0% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 71.0% | 6.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 64.3% | 2.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 59.9% | 0.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
- Egypt, at 59.8% against 59.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th 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).