Guinea-Bissau vs South Asia: Age dependency ratio
Guinea-Bissau
71.1%
in 2025
South Asia
47.0%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
South Asia rank
41st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Asia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 71.1% against 47.0% in South Asia, a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 81.7% | 2.9% | South Asia |
| 1970s | 89.8% | 81.4% | 8.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 102.8% | 78.0% | 24.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 71.9% | 26.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 62.7% | 26.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 53.6% | 28.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 48.1% | 26.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guinea-Bissau or South Asia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 71.1% against 47.0% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guinea-Bissau and South Asia?
- 24.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 41st 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.