Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Age dependency ratio, old
Maldives
6.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
6.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
168th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
166th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Maldives
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 7.5% | 2.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 9.1% | 4.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 8.7% | 3.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 8.3% | 2.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.5% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Maldives ranks 168th 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.