El Salvador vs Suriname: Age dependency ratio, old
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2025
Suriname
12.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
115th
Suriname rank
116th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- El Salvador
- Suriname
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.3% against 12.3% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Suriname ranks 116th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 10.3% | 3.8% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 8.4% | 2.7% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.2% | 1.3% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.5% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, El Salvador or Suriname?
- El Salvador, at 12.3% against 12.3% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between El Salvador and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Suriname ranks 116th 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.