Ecuador vs Greenland: Age dependency ratio
Ecuador
48.1%
in 2025
Greenland
47.6%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
163rd
Greenland rank
165th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Greenland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 48.1% against 47.6% in Greenland, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 163rd and Greenland ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 88.9% | 5.5% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 69.2% | 20.9% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 41.9% | 38.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 45.9% | 24.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 44.3% | 19.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 40.9% | 14.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 44.6% | 5.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ecuador or Greenland?
- Ecuador, at 48.1% against 47.6% in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ecuador and Greenland?
- 0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Greenland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 163rd 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.