Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, old
Papua New Guinea
5.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
5.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Sierra Leone rank
190th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 218 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 7.0% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 7.6% | 5.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 7.6% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 7.1% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 6.4% | 2.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 190th 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.