Bhutan - Dependency Ratio 1972
79.79
+0.27 from 1971
Bhutan's dependency ratio was 79.79 in 1972, increased +0.27 from 79.52 in 1971. This was the 90th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1972▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 42.45 | -3.1% |
| 2nd | Japan | 44.50 | 1.6% |
| 3rd | Serbia | 45.76 | -0.4% |
| 4th | Hungary | 47.19 | -0.2% |
| 5th | Croatia | 47.92 | -0.2% |
| 6th | Bulgaria | 48.30 | 0.3% |
| 7th | Russian Federation | 49.19 | -1.7% |
| 8th | Finland | 49.48 | -1.5% |
| 9th | Czechia | 50.71 | 0.8% |
| 10th | Ukraine | 50.89 | -0.4% |
| 11th | Slovenia | 51.23 | 0.3% |
| 12th | Latvia | 51.24 | 0.6% |
| 13th | Romania | 51.27 | 0.5% |
| 14th | Estonia | 51.58 | 0.5% |
| 15th | Poland | 51.83 | -1.8% |
| 16th | Luxembourg | 52.18 | -1.3% |
| 17th | Andorra | 52.23 | -2.2% |
| 18th | Sweden | 53.82 | 1.2% |
| 19th | Gibraltar | 53.96 | 1.2% |
| 20th | Bermuda | 54.03 | -1.1% |
| 21st | San Marino | 54.28 | 0.1% |
| 22nd | Switzerland | 54.55 | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Malta | 54.60 | -2.3% |
| 24th | Liechtenstein | 55.02 | -1.2% |
| 25th | Channel Islands | 55.47 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Denmark | 55.50 | 0.5% |
| 27th | Greece | 55.77 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Moldova | 56.17 | -2.2% |
| 29th | Slovak Republic | 56.34 | -1.2% |
| 30th | Italy | 56.55 | 0.8% |
| 31st | European Union | 56.72 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Macao SAR, China | 56.72 | -19.3% |
| 33rd | Argentina | 57.19 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Belarus | 57.36 | -2.3% |
| 35th | Canada | 57.82 | -2.9% |
| 36th | Uruguay | 58.19 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Monaco | 58.24 | 0.9% |
| 38th | Germany | 58.41 | -0.2% |
| 39th | Australia | 58.44 | -0.6% |
| 40th | Belgium | 58.45 | -0.3% |
| 41st | Netherlands | 59.06 | -0.8% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 59.31 | 0.1% |
| 43rd | United States | 59.41 | -2.4% |
| 44th | Norway | 59.82 | 0.2% |
| 45th | Georgia | 59.90 | -1.8% |
| 46th | United Kingdom | 60.00 | 0.6% |
| 47th | France | 60.44 | 0.0% |
| 48th | Spain | 60.50 | 0.3% |
| 49th | North Macedonia | 61.36 | -1.3% |
| 50th | Portugal | 61.44 | -0.3% |
| 51st | Austria | 62.59 | -0.1% |
| 52nd | Montenegro | 62.91 | -2.0% |
| 53rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.02 | -2.4% |
| 54th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 64.40 | -4.6% |
| 55th | Qatar | 65.38 | 2.1% |
| 56th | Israel | 65.73 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Cyprus | 65.76 | -0.3% |
| 58th | Singapore | 66.22 | -4.5% |
| 59th | Faroe Islands | 66.42 | -0.9% |
| 60th | New Zealand | 66.59 | -1.0% |
| 61st | Kazakhstan | 66.60 | -1.9% |
| 62nd | Isle of Man | 67.55 | 1.4% |
| 63rd | Iceland | 68.25 | -1.8% |
| 64th | Guam | 68.29 | -1.3% |
| 65th | Nauru | 68.97 | -6.0% |
| 66th | Aruba | 69.81 | -2.4% |
| 67th | Barbados | 69.87 | -0.8% |
| 68th | Chile | 70.19 | -1.4% |
| 69th | British Virgin Islands | 70.77 | -0.6% |
| 70th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 71.15 | -1.5% |
| 71st | Virgin Islands (US) | 71.24 | 3.2% |
| 72nd | Armenia | 72.14 | -3.1% |
| 73rd | Ireland | 72.89 | -0.5% |
| 74th | Timor-Leste | 73.78 | 0.2% |
| 75th | Puerto Rico (US) | 74.72 | -2.4% |
| 76th | Sri Lanka | 75.70 | -1.0% |
| 77th | Cuba | 76.28 | 0.3% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 76.54 | -0.4% |
| 79th | Cayman Islands | 77.28 | -4.0% |
| 80th | New Caledonia | 77.31 | 1.2% |
| 81st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 77.48 | -0.2% |
| 82nd | Gabon | 77.69 | 1.5% |
| 83rd | Nepal | 77.79 | 0.3% |
| 84th | Mauritius | 77.83 | -3.1% |
| 85th | Curaçao | 77.84 | -2.3% |
| 86th | Trinidad and Tobago | 78.58 | -2.7% |
| 87th | China | 79.12 | -0.9% |
| 88th | Greenland | 79.57 | -3.9% |
| 89th | Myanmar | 79.73 | -0.4% |
| 90th | Bhutan | 79.79 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Korea | 80.06 | -2.0% |
| 92nd | Guinea | 80.72 | 0.6% |
| 93rd | India | 81.31 | -0.3% |
| 94th | Equatorial Guinea | 81.38 | 0.5% |
| 95th | Haiti | 81.38 | 0.2% |
| 96th | Brazil | 81.40 | -1.5% |
| 97th | Mali | 81.41 | 1.0% |
| 98th | Sierra Leone | 81.48 | 0.8% |
| 99th | Gambia, The | 81.71 | 0.5% |
| 100th | Kyrgyz Republic | 82.39 | -0.5% |
| 101st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 82.42 | -0.3% |
| 102nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 83.33 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Kuwait | 83.53 | -0.6% |
| 104th | Lao PDR | 83.63 | 0.4% |
| 105th | Brunei Darussalam | 83.81 | -1.3% |
| 106th | Indonesia | 84.40 | 0.0% |
| 107th | South Africa | 84.59 | -0.1% |
| 108th | Tuvalu | 84.69 | -3.6% |
| 109th | Albania | 85.05 | -1.7% |
| 110th | Nigeria | 85.21 | 0.8% |
| 111th | Liberia | 85.30 | 0.5% |
| 112th | Bahrain | 85.42 | -4.5% |
| 113th | Burkina Faso | 85.66 | 1.2% |
| 114th | Guinea-Bissau | 86.25 | 0.4% |
| 115th | Malaysia | 86.28 | -1.9% |
| 116th | Eritrea | 86.49 | 1.0% |
| 117th | Costa Rica | 86.73 | -2.5% |
| 118th | Central African Republic | 86.76 | 0.7% |
| 119th | Kosovo | 87.07 | -0.9% |
| 120th | Lesotho | 87.12 | -2.0% |
| 121st | Cameroon | 87.16 | 1.0% |
| 122nd | Mozambique | 87.21 | 0.7% |
| 123rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 87.60 | 0.8% |
| 124th | Fiji | 87.74 | -2.2% |
| 125th | Senegal | 88.30 | 0.1% |
| 126th | Lebanon | 88.42 | -1.7% |
| 127th | Thailand | 88.55 | -1.5% |
| 128th | Antigua and Barbuda | 88.72 | -3.2% |
| 129th | Pakistan | 88.74 | 0.5% |
| 130th | Türkiye | 88.75 | -0.7% |
| 131st | Afghanistan | 88.78 | 0.9% |
| 132nd | Papua New Guinea | 88.97 | 0.2% |
| 133rd | South Sudan | 89.00 | 0.6% |
| 134th | Chad | 89.16 | 1.0% |
| 135th | French Polynesia | 90.63 | -2.1% |
| 136th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 90.71 | -1.1% |
| 137th | Panama | 90.71 | -0.7% |
| 138th | Malawi | 90.88 | 0.5% |
| 139th | Azerbaijan | 90.93 | -2.9% |
| 140th | Djibouti | 91.02 | 0.8% |
| 141st | Côte d'Ivoire | 91.07 | 0.1% |
| 142nd | Bangladesh | 91.10 | 0.6% |
| 143rd | Viet Nam | 91.22 | -1.3% |
| 144th | Mauritania | 91.63 | 1.2% |
| 145th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.66 | -0.2% |
| 146th | Ecuador | 92.05 | -0.6% |
| 147th | Tunisia | 92.15 | -0.7% |
| 148th | Yemen, Republic of | 92.47 | 1.9% |
| 149th | Colombia | 92.47 | -1.8% |
| 150th | Saudi Arabia | 92.53 | -0.8% |
| 151st | Maldives | 92.62 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Peru | 92.96 | -0.2% |
| 153rd | Cambodia | 93.29 | 0.8% |
| 154th | Guatemala | 93.49 | 0.0% |
| 155th | Togo | 93.54 | 0.5% |
| 156th | Namibia | 93.60 | 0.6% |
| 157th | St. Martin (French part) | 93.74 | 0.1% |
| 158th | American Samoa | 93.95 | -2.2% |
| 159th | Congo, Republic of | 94.42 | 0.6% |
| 160th | Tajikistan | 94.72 | -0.5% |
| 161st | Tanzania | 95.03 | 0.4% |
| 162nd | Benin | 95.12 | 0.9% |
| 163rd | Burundi | 95.16 | 2.4% |
| 164th | Vanuatu | 95.19 | -0.4% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 95.72 | -0.7% |
| 166th | Paraguay | 95.78 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Angola | 96.15 | -0.3% |
| 168th | Seychelles | 96.27 | -1.6% |
| 169th | Iraq | 96.61 | 2.7% |
| 170th | Turkmenistan | 96.67 | -1.4% |
| 171st | Grenada | 97.58 | -1.9% |
| 172nd | Niger | 98.00 | -0.5% |
| 173rd | Uganda | 98.03 | 1.1% |
| 174th | Tonga | 98.12 | -0.2% |
| 175th | Morocco | 98.27 | -0.7% |
| 176th | Northern Mariana Islands | 98.46 | -4.2% |
| 177th | Guyana | 98.50 | -1.2% |
| 178th | El Salvador | 98.59 | -0.9% |
| 179th | Uzbekistan | 98.72 | -1.2% |
| 180th | Nicaragua | 99.74 | -0.3% |
| 181st | Madagascar | 99.91 | 0.3% |
| 182nd | Dominican Republic | 100.25 | -1.8% |
| 183rd | Oman | 100.46 | 1.8% |
| 184th | Comoros | 100.62 | 0.9% |
| 185th | Eswatini | 100.93 | 0.3% |
| 186th | Marshall Islands | 100.99 | 4.9% |
| 187th | Philippines | 101.07 | -0.8% |
| 188th | Sudan | 101.14 | 0.3% |
| 189th | Rwanda | 101.19 | -1.6% |
| 190th | Solomon Islands | 101.20 | 0.5% |
| 191st | Algeria | 101.41 | -0.5% |
| 192nd | Palau | 101.72 | -0.4% |
| 193rd | Mexico | 101.91 | 0.0% |
| 194th | São Tomé and Principe | 101.93 | -0.6% |
| 195th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 102.34 | 0.9% |
| 196th | Cabo Verde | 102.41 | 0.2% |
| 197th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 102.48 | -0.2% |
| 198th | Jamaica | 103.17 | -0.7% |
| 199th | Honduras | 103.57 | -0.2% |
| 200th | Zambia | 104.47 | 1.3% |
| 201st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 104.71 | -3.4% |
| 202nd | Zimbabwe | 105.60 | -0.3% |
| 203rd | Mongolia | 105.75 | -0.2% |
| 204th | Ghana | 105.82 | -0.5% |
| 205th | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.89 | -0.1% |
| 206th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 107.45 | -5.0% |
| 207th | Suriname | 107.66 | -2.8% |
| 208th | Belize | 110.35 | -1.9% |
| 209th | Botswana | 113.04 | -1.3% |
| 210th | Dominica | 113.88 | -3.0% |
| 211th | Jordan | 115.14 | 0.2% |
| 212th | Samoa | 115.83 | -1.1% |
| 213th | Kenya | 117.59 | 0.5% |
| 214th | Libya | 117.90 | -0.2% |
| 215th | St. Lucia | 121.41 | 0.2% |
FAQ
What was Bhutan's dependency ratio in 1972?▾
Bhutan's dependency ratio in 1972 was 79.79. This ranked 90th globally.
How did Bhutan's dependency ratio change in 1972?▾
Bhutan's dependency ratio increased by 0.3% in 1972 compared to 1971.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 1972?▾
St. Lucia had the highest dependency ratio in 1972 at 121.41.
What is the dependency ratio of Bhutan in 1972?▾
The dependency ratio of Bhutan in 1972 was 79.79. This ranked 90th globally.
How does 1972 compare to 1971 for Bhutan's dependency ratio?▾
Bhutan's dependency ratio went from 79.52 in 1971 to 79.79 in 1972, a 0.3% increase.
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