Naoero vs Sao Tome and Principe: Youth dependency ratio

Naoero
64.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
66.2%
in 2023
Naoero rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Naoero
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 66.2% against 64.5% in Naoero, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Naoero ahead.

Naoero ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Naoero Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 66.3% 54.2% 12.1% Naoero
1960s 64.7% 73.2% 8.5% Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 58.1% 91.5% 33.5% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 60.0% 87.8% 27.9% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 72.6% 87.5% 14.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 60.2% 78.5% 18.3% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 62.0% 76.1% 14.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 64.2% 68.5% 4.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Naoero or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 66.2% against 64.5% in Naoero as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Naoero and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Naoero and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Naoero ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th 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

Indicator
Youth dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).