Guam vs Nicaragua: Age dependency ratio, young
Guam
42.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
42.9%
in 2025
Guam rank
83rd
Nicaragua rank
81st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guam
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 42.9% against 42.4% in Guam, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 96.6% | 27.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 61.4% | 94.5% | 33.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 93.6% | 43.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 82.5% | 35.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 63.7% | 18.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 51.6% | 11.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 45.1% | 3.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guam or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 42.9% against 42.4% in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guam and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Nicaragua rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guam ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 81st 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.