Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio, young
Eswatini
52.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
52.4%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Eswatini
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 52.7% against 52.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.6% | 81.8% | 13.7% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 96.7% | 84.7% | 12.0% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 77.0% | 24.9% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 72.8% | 18.2% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 66.5% | 7.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 59.7% | 2.4% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 54.1% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?
- Eswatini, at 52.7% against 52.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eswatini ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th 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.