Ghana vs Latin America and the Caribbean: High income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.73 against 1.17 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, a difference of 0.56.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Latin America and the Caribbean: High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Latin America and the Caribbean: High income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latin America and the Caribbean: High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1.74 | 0.1149 | Latin America and the Caribbean: High income |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.0627 | Latin America and the Caribbean: High income |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.27 | 0.1858 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.26 | 0.4591 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Ghana or Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Ghana, at 1.73 against 1.17 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Ghana and Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- 0.56, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Ghana and Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 53rd of 188 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.