Haiti vs Puerto Rico: Total dependency ratio
Haiti
56.7%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
56.7%
in 2023
Haiti rank
106th
Puerto Rico rank
105th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Haiti
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 56.7% against 56.7% in Haiti, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Haiti ranks 106th and Puerto Rico ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.3% | 90.4% | 12.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 79.6% | 83.5% | 3.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 81.9% | 72.2% | 9.7% | Haiti |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 61.9% | 21.7% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 55.9% | 26.5% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 54.9% | 18.6% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 53.9% | 9.1% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 1.5% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Haiti or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 56.7% against 56.7% in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Haiti and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Puerto Rico rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Haiti ranks 106th and Puerto Rico ranks 105th 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).