Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio, old
Gambia
5.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
5.7%
in 2025
Gambia rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 2.9% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 3.1% | 5.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 2.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Gambia ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 187th 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.