Bahamas vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 18.3% against 17.2% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Bahamas ranks 86th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 8.5% | 2.1% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 10.2% | 3.8% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 10.9% | 3.4% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 11.2% | 2.3% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.9% | 0.2% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 17.1% | 0.8% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bahamas or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 18.3% against 17.2% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bahamas and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 1.1%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bahamas ranks 86th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.