Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Youth dependency ratio
Ethiopia
68.5%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
68.1%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 68.5% against 68.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.6% | 64.6% | 15.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 78.3% | 71.4% | 6.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 81.0% | 6.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 92.7% | 2.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 90.1% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 83.2% | 11.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 76.9% | 3.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ethiopia, at 68.5% against 68.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).