Guatemala vs Turkmenistan: Age dependency ratio
Guatemala
56.2%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
56.3%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
99th
Turkmenistan rank
98th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guatemala
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 56.3% against 56.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 218 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.2% | 94.4% | 0.8% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 1.0% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 80.8% | 13.7% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 78.9% | 15.0% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 61.2% | 23.8% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 50.8% | 18.5% | 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 56.3% against 56.2% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guatemala and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Turkmenistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 98th 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.