Ghana vs United States Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio
Ghana
64.5%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
65.5%
in 2025
Ghana rank
58th
United States Virgin Islands rank
55th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 65.5% against 64.5% in Ghana, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.4% | 77.3% | 24.1% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 102.9% | 71.6% | 31.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 59.8% | 32.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 53.2% | 35.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 51.6% | 26.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 57.0% | 15.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 62.8% | 3.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ghana or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 65.5% against 64.5% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ghana and United States Virgin Islands?
- 1.0%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 58th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th 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.
Individual pages
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.