Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Youth dependency ratio
Papua New Guinea
53.8%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
56.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Timor-Leste rank
57th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 56.6% against 53.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Timor-Leste ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.4% | 76.6% | 2.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 81.8% | 67.4% | 14.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 67.1% | 17.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 68.3% | 8.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 77.6% | 4.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 77.0% | 10.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 70.8% | 11.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 59.1% | 4.3% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 56.6% against 53.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 2.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Timor-Leste ranks 57th 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).