Faroe Islands vs Guam: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Faroe Islands
60.99
in 2023
Guam
61.61
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
71st
Guam rank
68th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Faroe Islands
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 61.61 against 60.99 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.62.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 71st and Guam ranks 68th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 7 and Guam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.46 | 53.3 | 16.16 | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 67.55 | 71.99 | 4.45 | Guam |
| 1970s | 65.34 | 64.83 | 0.5158 | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 58.59 | 55.05 | 3.53 | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 59.24 | 53.71 | 5.53 | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 57.65 | 54.48 | 3.17 | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 60.31 | 53.36 | 6.95 | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 61.96 | 59.65 | 2.31 | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Faroe Islands or Guam?
- Guam, at 61.61 against 60.99 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Faroe Islands and Guam?
- 0.62, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Guam rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Faroe Islands ranks 71st and Guam ranks 68th 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.