Equatorial Guinea vs High income: Age dependency ratio, young
Equatorial Guinea
62.7%
in 2025
High income
24.0%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
42nd
High income rank
43rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- High income
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 62.7% against 24.0% in High income, a difference of 38.7%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.6 times High income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd and High income ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 45.2% | 25.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 39.4% | 34.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 33.7% | 41.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 30.2% | 49.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 26.4% | 45.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 25.1% | 40.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 24.6% | 39.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Equatorial Guinea or High income?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 62.7% against 24.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Equatorial Guinea and High income?
- 38.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and High income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and High income rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd and High income ranks 43rd 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.