Cameroon vs Guinea: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Cameroon
80.29
in 2023
Guinea
80.78
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
Guinea rank
21st

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 80.78 against 80.29 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.49.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 74.89 77.61 2.72 Guinea
1960s 80.99 79.11 1.88 Cameroon
1970s 89.39 82.67 6.72 Cameroon
1980s 97.39 88.93 8.46 Cameroon
1990s 97.27 92.13 5.14 Cameroon
2000s 90.14 96.07 5.93 Guinea
2010s 85.7 88.59 2.89 Guinea
2020s 81.62 82.3 0.6769 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Cameroon or Guinea?
Guinea, at 80.78 against 80.29 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cameroon and Guinea?
0.49, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed