Belize vs Suriname: Age dependency ratio, young
Belize
38.3%
in 2025
Suriname
38.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
91st
Suriname rank
94th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Belize
- Suriname
How they compare
Belize currently reports 38.3% against 38.1% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Belize ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 0.5% | Belize |
| 1970s | 96.7% | 90.8% | 5.9% | Belize |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 67.2% | 19.9% | Belize |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 60.1% | 19.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 49.4% | 16.4% | Belize |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 44.4% | 6.5% | Belize |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.3% | 1.2% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Belize or Suriname?
- Belize, at 38.3% against 38.1% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Belize and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Suriname?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Suriname rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Belize ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 94th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.