Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Youth dependency ratio
Nicaragua
44.6%
in 2023
Paraguay
44.4%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
82nd
Paraguay rank
83rd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 44.6% against 44.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 82nd and Paraguay ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.9% | 94.2% | 4.3% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 96.6% | 91.8% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 94.5% | 84.3% | 10.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 75.6% | 17.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 74.1% | 8.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 60.9% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.9% | 3.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 44.7% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Nicaragua, at 44.6% against 44.4% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Nicaragua ranks 82nd and Paraguay ranks 83rd 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).