Kuwait vs Maldives: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Kuwait
27.48
in 2023
Maldives
32.27
in 2023
Kuwait rank
234th
Maldives rank
231st

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Kuwait
  • Maldives
20406080100195019862023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 32.27 against 27.48 in Kuwait, a difference of 4.79.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Kuwait ranks 234th and Maldives ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Maldives Difference Ahead
1950s 68.68 73.47 4.79 Maldives
1960s 72.53 79.81 7.28 Maldives
1970s 79.33 92.87 13.53 Maldives
1980s 63.39 94.32 30.92 Maldives
1990s 54.01 94.23 40.22 Maldives
2000s 37.91 61.32 23.41 Maldives
2010s 32.07 38.03 5.96 Maldives
2020s 29.75 32.75 2.99 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Kuwait or Maldives?
Maldives, at 32.27 against 27.48 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Kuwait and Maldives?
4.79, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Kuwait ranks 234th and Maldives ranks 231st of 236 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed