Botswana vs Turkmenistan: Age dependency ratio
Botswana
56.3%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
56.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
96th
Turkmenistan rank
98th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Botswana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 56.3% against 56.3% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 96th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 218 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.4% | 94.4% | 10.9% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 106.3% | 92.3% | 14.0% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 96.5% | 80.8% | 15.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 78.9% | 5.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 61.2% | 3.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 50.8% | 9.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 55.5% | 1.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Botswana or Turkmenistan?
- Botswana, at 56.3% against 56.3% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Botswana ranks 96th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th 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.