Cape Verde vs Panama: Age dependency ratio, young
Cape Verde
36.2%
in 2025
Panama
37.3%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
97th
Panama rank
96th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Cape Verde
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 37.3% against 36.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 97th and Panama ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 85.6% | 5.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 81.2% | 12.7% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 67.3% | 28.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 56.4% | 31.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 48.5% | 17.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.2% | 2.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 38.8% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cape Verde or Panama?
- Panama, at 37.3% against 36.2% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cape Verde and Panama?
- 1.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Panama rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th and Panama ranks 96th 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.