Bahamas vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio
Bahamas
42.1%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
41.4%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
197th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
199th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 42.1% against 41.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Bahamas ranks 197th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.3% | 83.1% | 3.8% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 73.8% | 66.1% | 7.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 48.7% | 9.2% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 40.2% | 12.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 39.0% | 12.0% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 38.1% | 8.0% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.9% | 1.9% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bahamas or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Bahamas, at 42.1% against 41.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 197th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th 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.