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
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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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.