Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan: Age dependency ratio
Equatorial Guinea
69.1%
in 2025
South Sudan
69.7%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
45th
South Sudan rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 69.7% against 69.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.1% | 84.9% | 4.8% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 90.2% | 7.4% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 94.8% | 11.5% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 92.7% | 6.7% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 90.5% | 12.9% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 84.3% | 13.1% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 76.0% | 6.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Equatorial Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 69.7% against 69.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
- 0.6%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 42nd 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.