Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Age dependency ratio, young
Cape Verde
36.2%
in 2025
El Salvador
36.2%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
97th
El Salvador rank
98th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 36.2% against 36.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 98th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 91.3% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 89.7% | 4.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 78.9% | 17.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 70.6% | 17.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 59.4% | 6.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 45.7% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 38.1% | 1.9% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 36.2% against 36.2% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th and El Salvador 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, 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.