Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Age dependency ratio, old
Botswana
6.4%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
6.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
169th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
166th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Botswana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.7% against 6.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 169th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 1.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 8.7% | 2.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 8.3% | 2.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 7.5% | 1.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.7% against 6.4% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Botswana ranks 169th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th 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.