Cameroon vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Cameroon
80.29
in 2023
Samoa
79.97
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
Samoa rank
24th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 80.29 against 79.97 in Samoa, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.89 | 107.53 | 32.64 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 80.99 | 116.32 | 35.33 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 89.39 | 109.75 | 20.36 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 97.39 | 88.64 | 8.75 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.27 | 80.39 | 16.88 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.14 | 79.89 | 10.25 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7 | 76.02 | 9.68 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 81.62 | 79.22 | 2.4 | 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 Samoa?
- Cameroon, at 80.29 against 79.97 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 0.32, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th 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.