Papua New Guinea - Dependency Ratio 2012
65.96
−0.63 from 2011
Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio was 65.96 in 2012, decreased +0.63 from 66.59 in 2011. This was the 159th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 18.38 | 3.4% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 22.35 | 0.1% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 24.56 | 1.7% |
| 4th | Singapore | 26.87 | -0.3% |
| 5th | Bahrain | 28.49 | -2.5% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | 31.15 | 0.6% |
| 7th | Kuwait | 31.60 | -1.8% |
| 8th | Oman | 34.01 | -13.0% |
| 9th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 34.25 | 1.0% |
| 10th | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.61 | 0.9% |
| 11th | Korea | 36.78 | -1.3% |
| 12th | Palau | 36.85 | -0.2% |
| 13th | British Virgin Islands | 37.20 | -2.4% |
| 14th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 37.40 | -0.7% |
| 15th | China | 37.72 | 0.9% |
| 16th | Mauritius | 38.51 | -0.9% |
| 17th | Moldova | 38.54 | -0.4% |
| 18th | Azerbaijan | 38.81 | 0.3% |
| 19th | Cyprus | 39.23 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Andorra | 39.27 | 0.1% |
| 21st | Slovak Republic | 39.46 | 1.2% |
| 22nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 39.54 | -2.7% |
| 23rd | Thailand | 39.62 | -0.7% |
| 24th | Russian Federation | 39.71 | 2.3% |
| 25th | Brunei Darussalam | 39.80 | -1.0% |
| 26th | Maldives | 39.93 | -3.3% |
| 27th | Saudi Arabia | 40.17 | -3.0% |
| 28th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.27 | 0.4% |
| 29th | Greenland | 40.78 | -0.8% |
| 30th | Ukraine | 40.83 | 0.8% |
| 31st | Belarus | 40.86 | 1.3% |
| 32nd | Seychelles | 40.89 | -1.5% |
| 33rd | Poland | 41.18 | 1.4% |
| 34th | Northern Mariana Islands | 41.95 | 0.0% |
| 35th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.06 | -2.4% |
| 36th | Aruba | 42.86 | -0.4% |
| 37th | Viet Nam | 43.06 | -0.9% |
| 38th | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.08 | -1.8% |
| 39th | Armenia | 43.11 | 0.6% |
| 40th | Liechtenstein | 43.59 | 1.2% |
| 41st | St. Lucia | 43.64 | -2.9% |
| 42nd | Cuba | 44.07 | 0.6% |
| 43rd | Tunisia | 44.57 | 0.5% |
| 44th | North Macedonia | 44.63 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Brazil | 44.64 | -1.1% |
| 46th | Bermuda | 44.73 | 1.8% |
| 47th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.92 | 0.6% |
| 48th | Luxembourg | 44.99 | -1.3% |
| 49th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 45.22 | -0.7% |
| 50th | Canada | 45.24 | 1.4% |
| 51st | Slovenia | 45.37 | 2.1% |
| 52nd | Chile | 45.39 | -0.6% |
| 53rd | Malta | 45.45 | 2.5% |
| 54th | Czechia | 45.47 | 3.7% |
| 55th | Hungary | 45.92 | 0.9% |
| 56th | Jamaica | 46.20 | -3.0% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | 46.53 | -0.9% |
| 58th | Albania | 46.63 | -1.6% |
| 59th | Channel Islands | 46.63 | 2.1% |
| 60th | French Polynesia | 46.79 | -0.5% |
| 61st | Serbia | 46.85 | 0.7% |
| 62nd | Mongolia | 46.89 | 0.5% |
| 63rd | Barbados | 47.09 | 0.1% |
| 64th | Romania | 47.09 | 0.9% |
| 65th | Bahamas, The | 47.09 | -1.0% |
| 66th | Lebanon | 47.21 | -0.5% |
| 67th | Curaçao | 47.49 | -0.3% |
| 68th | Malaysia | 47.52 | -1.3% |
| 69th | Switzerland | 47.66 | 0.7% |
| 70th | Montenegro | 47.71 | -0.1% |
| 71st | Georgia | 47.86 | 0.5% |
| 72nd | Austria | 48.02 | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Türkiye | 48.04 | -1.4% |
| 74th | Bulgaria | 48.17 | 2.2% |
| 75th | Spain | 48.18 | 1.6% |
| 76th | Kazakhstan | 48.27 | 2.1% |
| 77th | Colombia | 48.27 | -1.6% |
| 78th | Algeria | 48.50 | 1.0% |
| 79th | Myanmar | 48.90 | -1.4% |
| 80th | San Marino | 48.92 | 0.8% |
| 81st | United States | 48.99 | 1.0% |
| 82nd | Lithuania | 49.07 | 0.4% |
| 83rd | Uzbekistan | 49.08 | -1.6% |
| 84th | Australia | 49.33 | 1.1% |
| 85th | Latvia | 49.34 | 1.5% |
| 86th | Grenada | 49.48 | -1.0% |
| 87th | Sri Lanka | 49.59 | 0.7% |
| 88th | Croatia | 49.60 | 0.3% |
| 89th | New Caledonia | 49.71 | -0.5% |
| 90th | St. Martin (French part) | 49.93 | 1.5% |
| 91st | Turkmenistan | 49.99 | -1.3% |
| 92nd | Dominica | 50.22 | -2.6% |
| 93rd | Estonia | 50.27 | 2.0% |
| 94th | Iceland | 50.32 | 0.9% |
| 95th | Indonesia | 50.40 | -0.7% |
| 96th | Ireland | 50.54 | 2.3% |
| 97th | European Union | 50.61 | 1.2% |
| 98th | Bhutan | 50.62 | -1.9% |
| 99th | Netherlands | 50.65 | 2.0% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.00 | -0.8% |
| 101st | Norway | 51.44 | 0.4% |
| 102nd | Germany | 51.58 | -0.3% |
| 103rd | Kosovo | 51.67 | -2.0% |
| 104th | Morocco | 51.80 | -0.5% |
| 105th | Portugal | 51.85 | 1.0% |
| 106th | South Africa | 51.87 | -0.9% |
| 107th | Guam | 52.05 | -0.1% |
| 108th | New Zealand | 52.24 | 1.2% |
| 109th | Belgium | 52.60 | 1.1% |
| 110th | Gibraltar | 52.73 | 1.1% |
| 111th | Greece | 52.81 | 1.8% |
| 112th | United Kingdom | 53.23 | 1.8% |
| 113th | Puerto Rico (US) | 53.59 | -1.5% |
| 114th | Finland | 53.59 | 2.6% |
| 115th | Italy | 53.77 | 1.2% |
| 116th | Fiji | 53.82 | -0.5% |
| 117th | Isle of Man | 54.05 | 2.3% |
| 118th | Denmark | 54.24 | 1.3% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | 54.44 | 1.9% |
| 120th | Mexico | 54.56 | -1.1% |
| 121st | Panama | 54.58 | -0.3% |
| 122nd | Cabo Verde | 54.68 | -3.4% |
| 123rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 54.76 | 2.2% |
| 124th | Dominican Republic | 54.87 | -1.0% |
| 125th | India | 55.06 | -1.7% |
| 126th | Suriname | 55.53 | -1.1% |
| 127th | Sweden | 55.68 | 2.0% |
| 128th | Libya | 55.99 | 4.4% |
| 129th | Argentina | 56.15 | -0.2% |
| 130th | Guyana | 56.22 | -1.5% |
| 131st | France | 56.29 | 1.8% |
| 132nd | Uruguay | 56.53 | -0.7% |
| 133rd | Peru | 56.61 | -0.6% |
| 134th | Cambodia | 57.60 | -0.9% |
| 135th | Ecuador | 57.79 | -1.2% |
| 136th | Paraguay | 57.81 | -1.8% |
| 137th | Faroe Islands | 58.58 | 1.0% |
| 138th | El Salvador | 59.86 | -2.7% |
| 139th | Bangladesh | 60.04 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Botswana | 60.19 | 0.6% |
| 141st | American Samoa | 60.34 | -2.0% |
| 142nd | Japan | 60.54 | 3.3% |
| 143rd | Nicaragua | 60.79 | -1.6% |
| 144th | Tuvalu | 60.94 | -0.4% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 61.04 | 0.2% |
| 146th | Belize | 61.19 | -3.1% |
| 147th | Philippines | 62.03 | -1.4% |
| 148th | Israel | 62.55 | 1.5% |
| 149th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 62.69 | -0.8% |
| 150th | Jordan | 63.00 | -1.6% |
| 151st | Lao PDR | 63.56 | -2.4% |
| 152nd | Nauru | 63.89 | 2.7% |
| 153rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 64.56 | -1.4% |
| 154th | Djibouti | 64.89 | -1.4% |
| 155th | Haiti | 65.11 | -1.4% |
| 156th | Kiribati | 65.72 | -1.3% |
| 157th | Tajikistan | 65.74 | -0.6% |
| 158th | Nepal | 65.88 | -1.8% |
| 159th | Papua New Guinea | 65.96 | -1.0% |
| 160th | Honduras | 66.56 | -2.3% |
| 161st | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.92 | 2.3% |
| 162nd | Namibia | 67.03 | -0.1% |
| 163rd | Lesotho | 68.22 | -0.4% |
| 164th | Gabon | 69.76 | -0.9% |
| 165th | Eswatini | 69.82 | -1.2% |
| 166th | Equatorial Guinea | 71.16 | -0.1% |
| 167th | Vanuatu | 71.18 | 0.5% |
| 168th | Marshall Islands | 71.21 | -0.9% |
| 169th | Guatemala | 72.60 | -2.2% |
| 170th | Ghana | 73.29 | -0.4% |
| 171st | Pakistan | 74.74 | -0.4% |
| 172nd | Monaco | 75.76 | 5.9% |
| 173rd | Tonga | 75.99 | -0.3% |
| 174th | Samoa | 75.99 | -0.5% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 77.46 | 1.2% |
| 176th | Iraq | 78.41 | -0.5% |
| 177th | West Bank and Gaza | 78.87 | -1.3% |
| 178th | Solomon Islands | 78.90 | -0.8% |
| 179th | Togo | 79.86 | 0.1% |
| 180th | South Sudan | 80.09 | -1.0% |
| 181st | Comoros | 80.68 | -2.2% |
| 182nd | Rwanda | 80.84 | -0.9% |
| 183rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 82.20 | -2.1% |
| 184th | Kenya | 83.01 | -0.8% |
| 185th | Yemen, Republic of | 83.19 | -1.6% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 83.67 | -0.2% |
| 187th | Liberia | 83.89 | -1.2% |
| 188th | Guinea-Bissau | 83.98 | -0.7% |
| 189th | Timor-Leste | 84.39 | -0.8% |
| 190th | Eritrea | 84.81 | -0.6% |
| 191st | Madagascar | 84.89 | -1.6% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 85.36 | -0.9% |
| 193rd | Senegal | 86.19 | 0.1% |
| 194th | Cameroon | 87.12 | -0.3% |
| 195th | Benin | 87.66 | -0.5% |
| 196th | Gambia, The | 87.78 | -0.7% |
| 197th | Zimbabwe | 87.86 | 1.2% |
| 198th | Sudan | 89.18 | -0.3% |
| 199th | Nigeria | 90.38 | 0.0% |
| 200th | Guinea | 90.78 | -1.1% |
| 201st | Zambia | 91.25 | -0.8% |
| 202nd | Mauritania | 91.66 | 1.0% |
| 203rd | Angola | 91.90 | 0.0% |
| 204th | Burundi | 92.16 | 1.3% |
| 205th | Tanzania | 92.23 | -0.4% |
| 206th | Burkina Faso | 93.53 | 0.0% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 94.41 | 0.1% |
| 208th | Central African Republic | 95.32 | 2.5% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.43 | -0.1% |
| 210th | Malawi | 97.95 | -0.8% |
| 211th | Afghanistan | 99.77 | -1.7% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 101.04 | -1.7% |
| 213th | Mali | 101.52 | 1.1% |
| 214th | Chad | 103.42 | -0.4% |
| 215th | Uganda | 104.02 | -0.9% |
| 216th | Niger | 107.78 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio in 2012?▾
Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio in 2012 was 65.96. This ranked 159th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio change in 2012?▾
Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio decreased by 1.0% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2012?▾
Niger had the highest dependency ratio in 2012 at 107.78.
What is the dependency ratio of Papua New Guinea in 2012?▾
The dependency ratio of Papua New Guinea in 2012 was 65.96. This ranked 159th globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio?▾
Papua New Guinea's dependency ratio went from 66.59 in 2011 to 65.96 in 2012, a 1.0% decrease.
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