Tonga vs Palestine: Total dependency ratio
Tonga
73.1%
in 2023
Palestine
72.9%
in 2023
Tonga rank
39th
Palestine rank
41st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Tonga
- Palestine
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 73.1% against 72.9% in Palestine, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Tonga ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.1% | 103.1% | 7.9% | Palestine |
| 1960s | 96.3% | 107.2% | 10.9% | Palestine |
| 1970s | 96.8% | 108.7% | 11.9% | Palestine |
| 1980s | 86.4% | 106.3% | 19.9% | Palestine |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 103.3% | 22.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 91.4% | 13.5% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 77.4% | 2.6% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 74.0% | 1.2% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Tonga or Palestine?
- Tonga, at 73.1% against 72.9% in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Tonga and Palestine?
- 0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Palestine rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Tonga ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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).