"...and the country has roughly one retiree for every two people of working age."
"The United States is more youthful in many ways (with a ratio of about half as many retirees to working-age people..."
Aren't those figures the same? One for every two, and half as many?
Ah -- good question, and I could have been clearer. The US has about half as many retirees *per* working-age person as Japan does. Japan's "elderly dependency ratio" is 51:100, and the US's is 26:100.
Perfect! Thanks for explaining!
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"...and the country has roughly one retiree for every two people of working age."
"The United States is more youthful in many ways (with a ratio of about half as many retirees to working-age people..."
Aren't those figures the same? One for every two, and half as many?
Ah -- good question, and I could have been clearer. The US has about half as many retirees *per* working-age person as Japan does. Japan's "elderly dependency ratio" is 51:100, and the US's is 26:100.
Perfect! Thanks for explaining!