Saint Lucia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Total dependency ratio
Saint Lucia
37.3%
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
37.2%
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
225th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
226th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Saint Lucia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 37.3% against 37.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 225th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.1% | 96.1% | 3.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 115.1% | 103.0% | 12.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 115.2% | 99.4% | 15.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 68.2% | 24.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 49.5% | 23.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 43.6% | 11.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 38.1% | 3.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.9% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Saint Lucia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Saint Lucia, at 37.3% against 37.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Saint Lucia ranks 225th 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).