Panama vs Suriname: Age dependency ratio, young
Panama
37.3%
in 2025
Suriname
38.1%
in 2025
Panama rank
96th
Suriname rank
94th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Panama
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 38.1% against 37.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Panama ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 97.5% | 11.9% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 81.2% | 90.8% | 9.6% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 67.3% | 67.2% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 60.1% | 3.7% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 49.4% | 0.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 44.4% | 1.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 39.3% | 0.5% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Panama or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 38.1% against 37.3% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Panama and Suriname?
- 0.8%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Panama ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 94th 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.