Equatorial Guinea vs Rwanda: Age dependency ratio
Equatorial Guinea
69.1%
in 2025
Rwanda
69.6%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
45th
Rwanda rank
43rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 69.6% against 69.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 217 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.1% | 112.6% | 32.5% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 98.9% | 16.1% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 101.6% | 18.2% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 107.3% | 21.2% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 86.1% | 8.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 79.1% | 7.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 71.8% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 69.6% against 69.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.5%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 43rd 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.