El Salvador vs Iceland: Total dependency ratio
El Salvador
49.7%
in 2023
Iceland
50.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
168th
Iceland rank
165th
Total dependency ratio over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 50.1% against 49.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 168th and Iceland ranks 165th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.7% | 68.4% | 23.4% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 97.7% | 74.8% | 23.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 65.4% | 30.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 57.3% | 26.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 55.0% | 21.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 51.0% | 18.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 50.4% | 6.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.2% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, El Salvador or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 50.1% against 49.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 168th and Iceland ranks 165th 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
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).