Caribbean vs Papua New Guinea: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Caribbean
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.91 against 1.32 in Caribbean, a difference of 0.59.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Caribbean's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 87 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 | 2.62 | 0.8257 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 2.45 | 0.8176 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 2.24 | 0.7658 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 1.98 | 0.6204 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Caribbean or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.91 against 1.32 in Caribbean as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.59, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Caribbean and Papua New Guinea rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Caribbean ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 87 countries.
- 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
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.