Faroe Islands vs French Guiana: Total dependency ratio

Faroe Islands
61.0%
in 2023
French Guiana
61.4%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
74th
French Guiana rank
73rd

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • French Guiana
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How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 61.4% against 61.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 74th and French Guiana ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and French Guiana in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands French Guiana Difference Ahead
1950s 69.5% 73.7% 4.3% French Guiana
1960s 67.5% 75.0% 7.5% French Guiana
1970s 65.3% 71.5% 6.2% French Guiana
1980s 58.6% 59.5% 0.9% French Guiana
1990s 59.2% 62.0% 2.7% French Guiana
2000s 57.7% 66.8% 9.2% French Guiana
2010s 60.3% 65.7% 5.4% French Guiana
2020s 62.0% 61.4% 0.5% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Faroe Islands or French Guiana?
French Guiana, at 61.4% against 61.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Faroe Islands and French Guiana?
0.4%, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Guiana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and French Guiana rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Faroe Islands ranks 74th and French Guiana ranks 73rd 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

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