Israel vs Nicaragua: Youth dependency ratio
Israel
46.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
44.6%
in 2023
Israel rank
79th
Nicaragua rank
82nd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Israel
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Israel currently reports 46.0% against 44.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Israel ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.6% | 89.9% | 33.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 57.7% | 96.6% | 39.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 55.1% | 94.5% | 39.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 93.6% | 38.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 82.5% | 33.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 63.7% | 18.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 51.6% | 5.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Israel or Nicaragua?
- Israel, at 46.0% against 44.6% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Israel and Nicaragua?
- 1.4%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Nicaragua rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Israel ranks 79th 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).