Which has higher total dependency ratio, Central African Republic or Somalia?

Central African Republic, at 105.2% against 97.0% in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Central African Republic and Somalia?

8.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Total dependency ratio

Central African Republic

105.2%

in 2023

Somalia

97.0%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

1st

Somalia rank

4th

Total dependency ratio over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 105.2% against 97.0% in Somalia, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	76.2%	83.7%	7.5%	Somalia
1960s	84.1%	92.7%	8.5%	Somalia
1970s	87.4%	91.5%	4.1%	Somalia
1980s	87.9%	95.2%	7.3%	Somalia
1990s	92.3%	98.5%	6.2%	Somalia
2000s	90.4%	102.7%	12.3%	Somalia
2010s	100.2%	100.6%	0.4%	Somalia
2020s	105.1%	97.7%	7.4%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 105.2% against 97.0% in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 8.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for total dependency ratio?: Central African Republic ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).