Nicaragua vs Timor-Leste: Age dependency ratio, old
Nicaragua
8.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
8.5%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
141st
Timor-Leste rank
144th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Nicaragua
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 8.6% against 8.5% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 141st and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 9.2% | 1.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Nicaragua or Timor-Leste?
- Nicaragua, at 8.6% against 8.5% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Nicaragua and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Timor-Leste?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Timor-Leste rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Nicaragua ranks 141st and Timor-Leste ranks 144th 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.