Switzerland - Dependency Ratio 2006
46.89
−0.15 from 2005
Switzerland's dependency ratio was 46.89 in 2006, decreased +0.15 from 47.04 in 2005. This was the 52nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 23.50 | -1.5% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 27.08 | -12.7% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 29.55 | -6.1% |
| 4th | Singapore | 31.17 | -2.8% |
| 5th | Cayman Islands | 32.04 | -1.4% |
| 6th | Bahrain | 33.20 | -5.0% |
| 7th | Kuwait | 35.46 | -2.2% |
| 8th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 35.93 | -2.1% |
| 9th | Andorra | 36.59 | -0.4% |
| 10th | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.05 | -1.8% |
| 11th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 38.04 | -0.5% |
| 12th | British Virgin Islands | 38.18 | -1.0% |
| 13th | China | 38.21 | -2.6% |
| 14th | Korea | 39.11 | -0.6% |
| 15th | Slovak Republic | 39.45 | -1.5% |
| 16th | Northern Mariana Islands | 39.59 | 2.1% |
| 17th | Czechia | 40.25 | -0.3% |
| 18th | Palau | 40.54 | -3.1% |
| 19th | Russian Federation | 40.54 | -0.5% |
| 20th | Liechtenstein | 40.91 | 0.3% |
| 21st | Brunei Darussalam | 41.10 | -3.0% |
| 22nd | Poland | 41.67 | -1.4% |
| 23rd | Thailand | 41.77 | -0.8% |
| 24th | Moldova | 41.99 | -1.6% |
| 25th | Slovenia | 42.22 | 0.4% |
| 26th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.24 | -1.0% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 42.41 | -2.2% |
| 28th | Ukraine | 42.54 | -0.9% |
| 29th | Aruba | 42.77 | 0.3% |
| 30th | Belarus | 42.77 | -1.3% |
| 31st | Mauritius | 42.85 | -2.0% |
| 32nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 42.97 | -4.1% |
| 33rd | Greenland | 43.22 | -1.4% |
| 34th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.51 | -0.2% |
| 35th | Cuba | 43.58 | -0.7% |
| 36th | Malta | 43.86 | -1.7% |
| 37th | Canada | 44.11 | -0.7% |
| 38th | Romania | 44.69 | -0.1% |
| 39th | Bulgaria | 44.74 | -0.5% |
| 40th | Azerbaijan | 44.87 | -3.3% |
| 41st | Bermuda | 44.89 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 44.98 | -0.3% |
| 43rd | Spain | 45.09 | 0.1% |
| 44th | Ireland | 45.47 | -1.7% |
| 45th | Channel Islands | 45.92 | -0.7% |
| 46th | Latvia | 46.17 | -0.1% |
| 47th | North Macedonia | 46.22 | -1.3% |
| 48th | Tunisia | 46.39 | -2.2% |
| 49th | San Marino | 46.40 | 0.9% |
| 50th | Armenia | 46.49 | -2.8% |
| 51st | Seychelles | 46.62 | -2.5% |
| 52nd | Switzerland | 46.89 | -0.3% |
| 53rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 47.14 | -0.4% |
| 54th | Estonia | 47.14 | 0.5% |
| 55th | Barbados | 47.22 | -1.3% |
| 56th | Kazakhstan | 47.36 | -0.7% |
| 57th | United States | 47.80 | -0.6% |
| 58th | Serbia | 48.02 | -0.4% |
| 59th | Austria | 48.03 | 1.0% |
| 60th | Luxembourg | 48.07 | -0.7% |
| 61st | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.09 | -2.3% |
| 62nd | Sri Lanka | 48.11 | 0.1% |
| 63rd | Netherlands | 48.21 | 0.1% |
| 64th | Brazil | 48.27 | -1.5% |
| 65th | Australia | 48.33 | -0.3% |
| 66th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 48.41 | -2.9% |
| 67th | Mongolia | 48.69 | -3.2% |
| 68th | Chile | 48.71 | -1.9% |
| 69th | European Union | 48.71 | 0.3% |
| 70th | Lithuania | 48.72 | -0.6% |
| 71st | Viet Nam | 49.55 | -3.5% |
| 72nd | Iceland | 49.60 | -2.8% |
| 73rd | Montenegro | 49.76 | -0.1% |
| 74th | Algeria | 49.77 | -2.3% |
| 75th | Portugal | 49.85 | 0.3% |
| 76th | French Polynesia | 49.95 | -1.7% |
| 77th | Greece | 49.97 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Croatia | 49.98 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Finland | 50.15 | 0.5% |
| 80th | St. Martin (French part) | 50.16 | 0.2% |
| 81st | Curaçao | 50.25 | -1.8% |
| 82nd | New Zealand | 50.37 | -0.3% |
| 83rd | Oman | 50.39 | -4.8% |
| 84th | Bahamas, The | 50.53 | -0.9% |
| 85th | Georgia | 50.54 | -1.2% |
| 86th | Costa Rica | 50.64 | -2.0% |
| 87th | Germany | 50.84 | 1.6% |
| 88th | Virgin Islands (US) | 50.92 | -0.4% |
| 89th | Denmark | 51.32 | 0.3% |
| 90th | Lebanon | 51.36 | -2.4% |
| 91st | United Kingdom | 51.40 | -0.8% |
| 92nd | Italy | 51.56 | 1.2% |
| 93rd | Isle of Man | 51.57 | -0.7% |
| 94th | Norway | 51.80 | -1.0% |
| 95th | New Caledonia | 51.90 | -1.2% |
| 96th | Saudi Arabia | 51.94 | -5.5% |
| 97th | Belgium | 51.96 | -0.7% |
| 98th | St. Lucia | 52.11 | -3.4% |
| 99th | Türkiye | 52.20 | -1.0% |
| 100th | Gibraltar | 52.41 | -0.6% |
| 101st | Albania | 52.41 | -1.9% |
| 102nd | Indonesia | 52.48 | -0.8% |
| 103rd | Sweden | 52.57 | -1.0% |
| 104th | Japan | 53.01 | 2.8% |
| 105th | Myanmar | 53.56 | -1.4% |
| 106th | Libya | 53.56 | -0.9% |
| 107th | France | 53.61 | -0.2% |
| 108th | Colombia | 53.78 | -1.7% |
| 109th | Malaysia | 54.17 | -2.4% |
| 110th | Guam | 54.24 | -1.1% |
| 111th | Puerto Rico (US) | 55.06 | 0.2% |
| 112th | Morocco | 55.07 | -2.0% |
| 113th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.25 | -1.9% |
| 114th | Kosovo | 55.46 | -2.5% |
| 115th | Jamaica | 55.46 | -2.7% |
| 116th | South Africa | 55.69 | -1.7% |
| 117th | Maldives | 55.91 | -6.2% |
| 118th | Fiji | 56.06 | -1.0% |
| 119th | Panama | 56.23 | -0.8% |
| 120th | Grenada | 56.27 | -3.5% |
| 121st | Faroe Islands | 56.30 | -0.8% |
| 122nd | Uzbekistan | 57.17 | -3.7% |
| 123rd | Suriname | 57.42 | -0.2% |
| 124th | Dominica | 57.71 | -2.3% |
| 125th | Argentina | 58.00 | -0.8% |
| 126th | Turkmenistan | 58.10 | -3.1% |
| 127th | Kyrgyz Republic | 58.65 | -2.4% |
| 128th | Monaco | 58.85 | 0.3% |
| 129th | Uruguay | 58.99 | -0.4% |
| 130th | Bhutan | 59.09 | -3.2% |
| 131st | Peru | 59.42 | -0.8% |
| 132nd | Mexico | 59.67 | -1.6% |
| 133rd | Dominican Republic | 59.97 | -1.9% |
| 134th | Nauru | 60.19 | -2.0% |
| 135th | Israel | 60.68 | -0.2% |
| 136th | India | 60.90 | -1.6% |
| 137th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 61.88 | -1.4% |
| 138th | Ecuador | 62.24 | -1.4% |
| 139th | Botswana | 62.64 | -1.6% |
| 140th | Guyana | 63.71 | -2.0% |
| 141st | Bangladesh | 64.52 | -1.0% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | 65.64 | -2.4% |
| 143rd | Cambodia | 66.81 | -3.6% |
| 144th | Philippines | 67.01 | -1.2% |
| 145th | Tuvalu | 67.27 | -2.1% |
| 146th | American Samoa | 67.83 | -1.6% |
| 147th | Nicaragua | 67.96 | -2.2% |
| 148th | El Salvador | 69.24 | -0.6% |
| 149th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 69.35 | -2.0% |
| 150th | Cabo Verde | 69.66 | -3.9% |
| 151st | Marshall Islands | 69.70 | -0.7% |
| 152nd | Kiribati | 69.84 | -1.5% |
| 153rd | Papua New Guinea | 69.93 | -0.9% |
| 154th | Jordan | 69.97 | -1.6% |
| 155th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 70.43 | -1.6% |
| 156th | Syrian Arab Republic | 70.87 | -4.1% |
| 157th | Belize | 70.92 | -1.6% |
| 158th | Djibouti | 71.05 | -1.1% |
| 159th | Tajikistan | 71.26 | -2.5% |
| 160th | Haiti | 71.57 | -1.8% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 71.66 | -1.4% |
| 162nd | Namibia | 72.18 | -2.7% |
| 163rd | Vanuatu | 74.08 | -1.9% |
| 164th | Equatorial Guinea | 74.61 | -1.5% |
| 165th | Nepal | 75.10 | -1.7% |
| 166th | Gabon | 75.73 | -1.8% |
| 167th | Honduras | 76.70 | -2.1% |
| 168th | Ghana | 76.84 | -1.1% |
| 169th | Eswatini | 76.87 | -0.9% |
| 170th | Lao PDR | 76.94 | -3.3% |
| 171st | Congo, Republic of | 77.96 | -1.3% |
| 172nd | Tonga | 78.69 | 0.4% |
| 173rd | Samoa | 79.12 | -0.9% |
| 174th | Pakistan | 80.10 | -1.7% |
| 175th | Togo | 80.20 | -0.6% |
| 176th | Solomon Islands | 81.10 | -0.5% |
| 177th | Timor-Leste | 82.51 | 1.6% |
| 178th | Zimbabwe | 82.51 | 0.4% |
| 179th | Iraq | 82.93 | -1.1% |
| 180th | Guatemala | 83.00 | -2.0% |
| 181st | Rwanda | 83.70 | -0.4% |
| 182nd | São Tomé and Principe | 85.06 | -0.4% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 86.17 | -0.3% |
| 184th | Liberia | 86.18 | 0.4% |
| 185th | Kenya | 86.24 | -0.9% |
| 186th | Eritrea | 87.14 | 1.0% |
| 187th | Guinea-Bissau | 87.96 | -0.7% |
| 188th | West Bank and Gaza | 88.73 | -2.3% |
| 189th | Sierra Leone | 88.98 | -0.4% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 89.04 | 0.4% |
| 191st | Cameroon | 89.14 | -0.5% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | 89.64 | 0.2% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 89.91 | -1.9% |
| 194th | Mauritania | 90.04 | 0.2% |
| 195th | Benin | 90.46 | -0.6% |
| 196th | Tanzania | 91.08 | 0.4% |
| 197th | Madagascar | 91.29 | -0.8% |
| 198th | Angola | 91.90 | -0.2% |
| 199th | Burundi | 91.91 | -0.9% |
| 200th | Sudan | 92.15 | -0.6% |
| 201st | Mozambique | 92.47 | 0.1% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 92.74 | -0.5% |
| 203rd | Gambia, The | 93.52 | -1.2% |
| 204th | Comoros | 94.02 | -2.5% |
| 205th | Côte d'Ivoire | 94.55 | -0.1% |
| 206th | Yemen, Republic of | 94.76 | -2.5% |
| 207th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 95.90 | 0.2% |
| 208th | Zambia | 95.93 | -0.9% |
| 209th | Guinea | 96.26 | -0.4% |
| 210th | Mali | 97.83 | 0.3% |
| 211th | Malawi | 100.21 | 0.3% |
| 212th | Niger | 104.16 | 1.0% |
| 213th | Chad | 104.39 | 0.0% |
| 214th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.45 | 1.5% |
| 215th | Afghanistan | 108.89 | -0.8% |
| 216th | Uganda | 109.31 | -0.4% |
FAQ
What was Switzerland's dependency ratio in 2006?▾
Switzerland's dependency ratio in 2006 was 46.89. This ranked 52nd globally.
How did Switzerland's dependency ratio change in 2006?▾
Switzerland's dependency ratio decreased by 0.3% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2006?▾
Uganda had the highest dependency ratio in 2006 at 109.31.
What is the dependency ratio of Switzerland in 2006?▾
The dependency ratio of Switzerland in 2006 was 46.89. This ranked 52nd globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Switzerland's dependency ratio?▾
Switzerland's dependency ratio went from 47.04 in 2005 to 46.89 in 2006, a 0.3% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Switzerland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 2.8%. View full analysis →
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