Lesotho vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Lesotho
63.26
in 2023
Tuvalu
63.68
in 2023
Lesotho rank
67th
Tuvalu rank
65th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Lesotho
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 63.68 against 63.26 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.42.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 67th and Tuvalu ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.88 | 66.41 | 32.47 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 96.56 | 90.57 | 5.99 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 85.08 | 77.05 | 8.03 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 87.13 | 60.08 | 27.06 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.94 | 71.82 | 14.12 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 73.53 | 68.86 | 4.67 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 67.84 | 60.12 | 7.73 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 64.51 | 61.06 | 3.45 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Lesotho or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 63.68 against 63.26 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 0.42, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Lesotho ranks 67th and Tuvalu ranks 65th 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.