Jamaica vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Total dependency ratio
Jamaica
37.0%
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
37.2%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
227th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
226th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Jamaica
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 37.2% against 37.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Jamaica ranks 227th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.3% | 96.1% | 25.7% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 93.8% | 103.0% | 9.2% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 99.4% | 0.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 68.2% | 14.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 49.5% | 22.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 43.6% | 14.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 38.1% | 5.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.9% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Jamaica or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 37.2% against 37.0% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Jamaica ranks 227th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 226th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).