Cuba vs Ecuador: Age dependency ratio
Cuba
47.2%
in 2025
Ecuador
48.1%
in 2025
Cuba rank
165th
Ecuador rank
162nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cuba
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 48.1% against 47.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 165th and Ecuador ranks 162nd of 217 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 94.4% | 23.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 90.1% | 16.2% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 80.0% | 26.3% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 70.6% | 25.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 63.4% | 19.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 55.8% | 11.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 49.8% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cuba or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 48.1% against 47.2% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cuba and Ecuador?
- 0.9%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 165th and Ecuador ranks 162nd 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.