Ecuador vs El Salvador: Youth dependency ratio
Ecuador
37.4%
in 2023
El Salvador
37.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
104th
El Salvador rank
103rd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 37.7% against 37.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.2% | 84.8% | 4.6% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 86.1% | 91.3% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 82.9% | 89.7% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 78.9% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 70.6% | 7.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 59.4% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 45.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.9% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 37.7% against 37.4% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 103rd 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).