Benin vs Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Benin
79.9%
in 2025
Guinea
78.6%
in 2025
Benin rank
15th
Guinea rank
17th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 79.9% against 78.6% in Guinea, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 79.1% | 8.0% | Benin |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 82.7% | 13.6% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 88.9% | 9.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 92.1% | 4.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 96.1% | 4.5% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 88.6% | 1.8% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 81.3% | 0.8% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Benin or Guinea?
- Benin, at 79.9% against 78.6% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Benin and Guinea?
- 1.3%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 17th 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.