Eritrea vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio
Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Vanuatu
73.4%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 73.4% against 72.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 94.6% | 14.0% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 93.7% | 6.7% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 93.5% | 5.4% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 90.7% | 1.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 76.9% | 11.9% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 72.9% | 11.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.9% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 73.4% against 72.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Vanuatu?
- 1.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.