Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio, young
Guinea-Bissau
65.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
65.8%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 65.8% against 65.6% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.4% | 88.3% | 16.9% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 87.8% | 6.7% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 85.2% | 7.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 84.6% | 5.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 71.7% | 11.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 66.6% | 10.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 67.5% | 1.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 65.8% against 65.6% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.