Cambodia vs Guatemala: Age dependency ratio
Cambodia
55.9%
in 2025
Guatemala
56.2%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
102nd
Guatemala rank
99th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cambodia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 56.2% against 55.9% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cambodia ranks 102nd and Guatemala ranks 99th of 218 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.9% | 95.2% | 7.4% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 91.0% | 93.3% | 2.3% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 94.5% | 10.0% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 91.7% | 93.9% | 2.2% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 85.0% | 14.1% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 69.2% | 11.4% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 59.1% | 2.4% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cambodia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 56.2% against 55.9% in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cambodia and Guatemala?
- 0.3%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Guatemala?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Guatemala rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cambodia ranks 102nd and Guatemala ranks 99th 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.