Suriname vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio, old
Suriname
12.3%
in 2025
Tonga
11.8%
in 2025
Suriname rank
116th
Tonga rank
118th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Suriname
- Tonga
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12.3% against 11.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 116th and Tonga ranks 118th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 6.1% | 4.2% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 2.0% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 8.9% | 3.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 10.0% | 1.5% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 10.5% | 1.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 0.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Suriname or Tonga?
- Suriname, at 12.3% against 11.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Suriname and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Suriname ranks 116th and Tonga ranks 118th 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.