Guatemala vs Guyana: Age dependency ratio
Guatemala
56.2%
in 2025
Guyana
56.0%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
99th
Guyana rank
101st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guatemala
- Guyana
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 56.2% against 56.0% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guatemala ranks 99th and Guyana ranks 101st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.2% | 103.7% | 8.5% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 94.7% | 1.4% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 77.1% | 17.4% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 67.9% | 26.0% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 64.8% | 20.2% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 55.7% | 13.5% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 55.5% | 3.6% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guatemala or Guyana?
- Guatemala, at 56.2% against 56.0% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guatemala and Guyana?
- 0.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guyana?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Guyana rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 99th and Guyana ranks 101st 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.