Cameroon vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Cameroon
80.29
in 2023
Malawi
78.28
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
Malawi rank
25th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 80.29 against 78.28 in Malawi, a difference of 2.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.89 | 89.6 | 14.71 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 80.99 | 86.11 | 5.11 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 89.39 | 91.67 | 2.28 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 97.39 | 96.18 | 1.22 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.27 | 97.49 | 0.2238 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 90.14 | 99.42 | 9.28 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 85.7 | 94.11 | 8.41 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 81.62 | 81.41 | 0.2142 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 80.29 against 78.28 in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 2.01, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 25th 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.