East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Equatorial Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 69.1% against 44.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 47th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 80.1% | 2.0% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 82.8% | 2.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 83.3% | 20.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 86.1% | 31.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 77.6% | 32.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 71.2% | 28.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 69.9% | 24.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 69.1% against 44.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Equatorial Guinea?
- 24.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Equatorial Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 47th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- 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.