Latin America and the Caribbean: High income vs Puerto Rico: Labour dependency ratio

Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
1.17
in 2027
Puerto Rico
1.77
in 2027
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank
53rd
Puerto Rico rank
50th

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
  • Puerto Rico
0123199120092027

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.77 against 1.17 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, a difference of 0.6.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Latin America and the Caribbean: High income's.

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

Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 87 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America and the Caribbean: High income Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 1.74 2.36 0.6147 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.57 2.15 0.5742 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.27 2.52 1.25 Puerto Rico
2020s 1.26 1.9 0.6354 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Latin America and the Caribbean: High income or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.77 against 1.17 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Latin America and the Caribbean: High income and Puerto Rico?
0.6, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean: High income and Puerto Rico?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Latin America and the Caribbean: High income and Puerto Rico rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 50th 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.