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Saudi Arabia - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 4.17

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

4.17 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.3×

Growth since 1960

0.68×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#36#71#106#141#176#21119601970198019902000201020202025#142#2102024 overtook Uganda2025 overtook Chad
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Saudi Arabia climbed from #142 to #210 (overtook Uganda). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1973
Oil embargo curated

Oil price quadruples, transforming the kingdom's revenues.

1986
Oil price crash curated

Prices collapse; budget deficits force austerity.

2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

2024
Overtook Uganda in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Chad in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020253.044.075.116.14
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