Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Algeria
58.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
58.1%
in 2025
Algeria rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Algeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 58.1% against 58.1% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.3% | 83.8% | 17.5% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 101.3% | 86.8% | 14.5% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 92.2% | 80.1% | 12.1% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 77.0% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 71.0% | 18.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 64.3% | 12.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 59.4% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 58.1% against 58.1% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Algeria ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.