Bahamas vs Dominica: Youth dependency ratio
Bahamas
26.1%
in 2023
Dominica
26.2%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
162nd
Dominica rank
161st
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 26.2% against 26.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Dominica ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Dominica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.9% | 84.7% | 9.8% | Dominica |
| 1960s | 73.0% | 96.8% | 23.9% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 93.7% | 26.3% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 64.5% | 14.1% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 54.9% | 11.6% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 43.4% | 4.1% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 31.8% | 0.4% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.7% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Bahamas or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 26.2% against 26.1% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Bahamas and Dominica?
- 0.1%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Dominica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Dominica rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd and Dominica ranks 161st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).