Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Jamaica
36.98
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
36.83
in 2023
Jamaica rank
220th
Saudi Arabia rank
221st
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Jamaica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 36.98 against 36.83 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 220th and Saudi Arabia ranks 221st of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.34 | 84.08 | 13.74 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 93.82 | 91.18 | 2.64 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 98.9 | 90.27 | 8.63 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 82.44 | 83.94 | 1.5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 71.56 | 76.45 | 4.89 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 57.68 | 56.54 | 1.13 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 43.49 | 39.27 | 4.21 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.54 | 37.98 | 0.4415 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Jamaica or Saudi Arabia?
- Jamaica, at 36.98 against 36.83 in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Jamaica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.15, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Jamaica ranks 220th and Saudi Arabia ranks 221st 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.