Argentina vs Suriname: Age dependency ratio
Argentina
50.7%
in 2025
Suriname
50.4%
in 2025
Argentina rank
146th
Suriname rank
148th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Argentina
- Suriname
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 50.7% against 50.4% in Suriname, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Argentina ranks 146th and Suriname ranks 148th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3% | 107.8% | 50.5% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 99.2% | 40.7% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 73.4% | 9.8% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 65.7% | 2.9% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 57.9% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 53.9% | 2.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 50.7% | 2.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Argentina or Suriname?
- Argentina, at 50.7% against 50.4% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Argentina and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Suriname?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Suriname rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Argentina ranks 146th and Suriname ranks 148th 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.