Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Age dependency ratio

Equatorial Guinea
69.1%
in 2025
Namibia
67.9%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
45th
Namibia rank
48th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 69.1% against 67.9% in Namibia, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 48th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 80.1% 89.8% 9.7% Namibia
1970s 82.8% 95.9% 13.1% Namibia
1980s 83.3% 99.9% 16.6% Namibia
1990s 86.1% 83.0% 3.1% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 77.6% 74.7% 2.9% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 71.2% 67.2% 4.0% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 69.9% 68.8% 1.1% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 69.1% against 67.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
1.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 48th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.