Isle of Man vs Papua New Guinea: Total dependency ratio

Isle of Man
59.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
59.1%
in 2023
Isle of Man rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
84th

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Isle of Man
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Isle of Man currently reports 59.3% against 59.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Isle of Man ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Isle of Man Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 54.3% 76.4% 22.1% Papua New Guinea
1960s 61.8% 83.8% 22.0% Papua New Guinea
1970s 68.2% 86.8% 18.7% Papua New Guinea
1980s 62.9% 80.1% 17.2% Papua New Guinea
1990s 56.6% 77.0% 20.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 52.2% 71.0% 18.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 56.0% 64.3% 8.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 58.9% 59.9% 1.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Isle of Man or Papua New Guinea?
Isle of Man, at 59.3% against 59.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Isle of Man and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Isle of Man ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Isle of Man and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Isle of Man and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Isle of Man ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th 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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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).