Belize vs Chile: Age dependency ratio
Belize
46.0%
in 2025
Chile
45.2%
in 2025
Belize rank
177th
Chile rank
178th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Belize
- Chile
How they compare
Belize currently reports 46.0% against 45.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 177th and Chile ranks 178th of 217 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.7% | 74.9% | 31.8% | Belize |
| 1970s | 105.7% | 67.4% | 38.3% | Belize |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 58.0% | 37.4% | Belize |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 55.5% | 31.6% | Belize |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 50.1% | 22.5% | Belize |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 45.4% | 11.9% | Belize |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 45.1% | 2.5% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Belize or Chile?
- Belize, at 46.0% against 45.2% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Belize and Chile?
- 0.8%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Chile?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Chile rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Belize ranks 177th and Chile ranks 178th of 217 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.