Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Age dependency ratio, old
Gambia
5.6%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
5.5%
in 2025
Gambia rank
188th
Guinea-Bissau rank
191st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gambia ranks 188th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st of 218 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 7.4% | 2.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 8.7% | 2.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 8.8% | 1.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.4% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Gambia ranks 188th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st 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.