Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Youth dependency ratio

Sao Tome and Principe
66.2%
in 2023
Vanuatu
67.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Vanuatu rank
36th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 67.5% against 66.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 54.2% 83.0% 28.8% Vanuatu
1960s 73.2% 88.3% 15.1% Vanuatu
1970s 91.5% 87.8% 3.8% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 87.8% 85.2% 2.6% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 87.5% 84.6% 2.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 78.5% 71.7% 6.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 76.1% 66.6% 9.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 68.5% 68.1% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 67.5% against 66.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
1.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 36th 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).