El Salvador vs Panama: Age dependency ratio, young
El Salvador
36.2%
in 2025
Panama
37.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
98th
Panama rank
96th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 37.3% against 36.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Panama ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.3% | 85.6% | 5.6% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 89.7% | 81.2% | 8.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 67.3% | 11.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 56.4% | 14.2% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 48.5% | 10.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 43.2% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.8% | 0.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 37.3% against 36.2% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between El Salvador and Panama?
- 1.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- El Salvador ranks 98th 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.