Djibouti vs Nicaragua: Youth dependency ratio
Djibouti
45.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
44.6%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
81st
Nicaragua rank
82nd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Djibouti
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 45.0% against 44.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 81st and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.3% | 89.9% | 3.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 82.0% | 96.6% | 14.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 94.5% | 7.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 93.6% | 7.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 82.5% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 63.7% | 1.9% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.6% | 3.8% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Djibouti or Nicaragua?
- Djibouti, at 45.0% against 44.6% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Nicaragua rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 81st and Nicaragua ranks 82nd 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).