Northern America: High income vs United States Virgin Islands: Labour dependency ratio

Northern America: High income
1.04
in 2027
United States Virgin Islands
1.49
in 2027
Northern America: High income rank
72nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
73rd

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Northern America: High income
  • United States Virgin Islands
00.511.5199120092027

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 1.49 against 1.04 in Northern America: High income, a difference of 0.45.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.4 times Northern America: High income's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern America: High income ranks 72nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 73rd of 87 groups.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America: High income United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 1.07 1.37 0.2987 United States Virgin Islands
2000s 1.03 1.35 0.318 United States Virgin Islands
2010s 1.09 1.42 0.3366 United States Virgin Islands
2020s 1.05 1.52 0.4692 United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Northern America: High income or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 1.49 against 1.04 in Northern America: High income as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Northern America: High income and United States Virgin Islands?
0.45, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America: High income and United States Virgin Islands?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Northern America: High income and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Northern America: High income ranks 72nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 73rd 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.