Ghana vs Marshall Islands: Age dependency ratio, young
Ghana
58.3%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
55.4%
in 2025
Ghana rank
52nd
Marshall Islands rank
54th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ghana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 58.3% against 55.4% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and Marshall Islands ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.8% | 98.0% | 3.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 97.2% | 98.2% | 1.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 108.7% | 20.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 93.0% | 9.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 68.9% | 3.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 63.4% | 2.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 56.2% | 4.3% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ghana or Marshall Islands?
- Ghana, at 58.3% against 55.4% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ghana and Marshall Islands?
- 2.9%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Marshall Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ghana ranks 52nd and Marshall Islands ranks 54th 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.