Guinea vs Lesotho: Age dependency ratio, old
Guinea
6.2%
in 2025
Lesotho
6.3%
in 2025
Guinea rank
175th
Lesotho rank
172nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.3% against 6.2% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Guinea ranks 175th and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 8.4% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 8.0% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 8.0% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Guinea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 6.3% against 6.2% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Guinea ranks 175th and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 217 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.