Benin vs Burkina Faso: Total dependency ratio
Benin
81.6%
in 2023
Burkina Faso
81.9%
in 2023
Benin rank
19th
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 81.9% against 81.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 19th and Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.4% | 73.7% | 5.7% | Benin |
| 1960s | 87.1% | 77.5% | 9.6% | Benin |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 88.0% | 8.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 97.1% | 1.7% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 101.4% | 4.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 94.4% | 2.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 92.2% | 5.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 84.6% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 81.9% against 81.6% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 19th and Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).