Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Age dependency ratio, young
Guinea-Bissau
65.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
67.6%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Madagascar rank
30th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 67.6% against 65.6% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.4% | 92.2% | 20.9% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 93.4% | 12.3% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 93.2% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 88.1% | 2.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 86.4% | 3.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 77.0% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 69.6% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 67.6% against 65.6% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 2.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 30th 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.