Americas: High income vs Belize: Labour dependency ratio

Americas: High income
1.05
in 2027
Belize
1.51
in 2027
Americas: High income rank
70th
Belize rank
72nd

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Americas: High income
  • Belize
0123199120092027

How they compare

Belize currently reports 1.51 against 1.05 in Americas: High income, a difference of 0.46.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.4 times Americas: High income's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.

Americas: High income ranks 70th and Belize ranks 72nd of 87 groups.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas: High income Belize Difference Ahead
1990s 1.12 2.44 1.32 Belize
2000s 1.07 1.95 0.8777 Belize
2010s 1.1 1.51 0.4103 Belize
2020s 1.07 1.6 0.5306 Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Americas: High income or Belize?
Belize, at 1.51 against 1.05 in Americas: High income as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Americas: High income and Belize?
0.46, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: High income and Belize?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Americas: High income and Belize rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Americas: High income ranks 70th and Belize ranks 72nd of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.