Guam vs Syrian Arab Republic: Age dependency ratio, young
Guam
42.4%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
42.6%
in 2025
Guam rank
83rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
82nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guam
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 42.6% against 42.4% in Guam, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 83rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 82nd of 218 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 95.5% | 26.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 61.4% | 100.4% | 39.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 97.6% | 47.4% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 85.0% | 38.3% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 67.9% | 22.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 65.9% | 25.3% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 49.1% | 7.3% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guam or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 42.6% against 42.4% in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guam and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guam ranks 83rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 82nd 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.