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Papua New Guinea - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 5.67

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

Latest value

5.67 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1960

2.82×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#18119601970198019902000201020202025#216#1862024 overtook Guinea-Bissau2025 overtook Tanzania
Papua New GuineaMonacoJapanPortugalPuerto Rico

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #216 to #186 (overtook Guinea-Bissau). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Papua New Guinea ↓

Key Events — Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2024
Overtook Guinea-Bissau in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Tanzania in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020251.933.184.425.67
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