Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Youth dependency ratio
Papua New Guinea
53.8%
in 2023
Tuvalu
53.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Tuvalu rank
60th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 53.8% against 53.3% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tuvalu ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.4% | 59.1% | 15.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 81.8% | 82.6% | 0.8% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 69.2% | 15.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 52.5% | 24.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 61.5% | 11.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 59.1% | 7.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 51.4% | 8.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 51.4% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 53.8% against 53.3% in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tuvalu ranks 60th 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).