Cameroon vs Nigeria: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Cameroon
80.29
in 2023
Nigeria
80.25
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
23rd
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 80.29 against 80.25 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.89 | 80.28 | 5.39 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 80.99 | 81.4 | 0.4109 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 89.39 | 87.15 | 2.24 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 97.39 | 93.87 | 3.52 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.27 | 90.97 | 6.3 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.14 | 88.72 | 1.42 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7 | 89.12 | 3.42 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 81.62 | 82.39 | 0.7656 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 80.29 against 80.25 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.04, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 23rd 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.