Cuba vs Greenland: Age dependency ratio
Cuba
47.2%
in 2025
Greenland
47.6%
in 2025
Cuba rank
166th
Greenland rank
165th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cuba
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 47.6% against 47.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Cuba ranks 166th and Greenland ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Greenland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 88.9% | 17.7% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 69.2% | 4.7% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 41.9% | 11.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 45.9% | 1.0% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 44.3% | 0.1% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 40.9% | 3.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 44.6% | 1.8% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cuba or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 47.6% against 47.2% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cuba and Greenland?
- 0.4%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Greenland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 166th and Greenland ranks 165th 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.