Gambia vs Small states: Age dependency ratio
Gambia
75.2%
in 2025
Small states
52.3%
in 2025
Gambia rank
28th
Small states rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- Small states
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 75.2% against 52.3% in Small states, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Small states ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.5% | 83.3% | 4.8% | Small states |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 78.5% | 6.0% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 71.9% | 24.5% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 68.7% | 31.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 59.9% | 35.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 54.7% | 31.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 52.7% | 25.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Gambia or Small states?
- Gambia, at 75.2% against 52.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Gambia and Small states?
- 22.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Small states ranks 32nd 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.