Ecuador vs Viet Nam: Age dependency ratio
Ecuador
48.1%
in 2025
Viet Nam
47.8%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
163rd
Viet Nam rank
164th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 48.1% against 47.8% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 163rd and Viet Nam ranks 164th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 92.3% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 88.4% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 82.6% | 2.6% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 71.5% | 0.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 52.2% | 11.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 44.3% | 11.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 47.4% | 2.3% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ecuador or Viet Nam?
- Ecuador, at 48.1% against 47.8% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ecuador and Viet Nam?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Viet Nam rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 163rd and Viet Nam ranks 164th 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.