Djibouti vs Guyana: Youth dependency ratio
Djibouti
45.0%
in 2023
Guyana
45.7%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
81st
Guyana rank
80th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Djibouti
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 45.7% against 45.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 81st and Guyana ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.3% | 84.6% | 1.7% | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 82.0% | 96.5% | 14.6% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 87.5% | 0.6% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 70.3% | 15.4% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 61.4% | 16.3% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 58.0% | 7.6% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 47.5% | 7.8% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.7% | 0.8% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Djibouti or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 45.7% against 45.0% in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Djibouti and Guyana?
- 0.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Guyana rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 81st and Guyana ranks 80th 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).