Comoros vs Palestine, State of: Total dependency ratio

Comoros
72.0%
in 2023
Palestine, State of
72.9%
in 2023
Comoros rank
43rd
Palestine, State of rank
41st

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Comoros
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 72.9% against 72.0% in Comoros, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Comoros ranks 43rd and Palestine, State of ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 75.3% 103.1% 27.8% Palestine, State of
1960s 90.6% 107.2% 16.6% Palestine, State of
1970s 102.6% 108.7% 6.1% Palestine, State of
1980s 104.5% 106.3% 1.9% Palestine, State of
1990s 106.9% 103.3% 3.6% Comoros
2000s 96.9% 91.4% 5.5% Comoros
2010s 79.3% 77.4% 1.9% Comoros
2020s 73.3% 74.0% 0.6% Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Comoros or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 72.9% against 72.0% in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Comoros and Palestine, State of?
0.9%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Palestine, State of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Palestine, State of rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Comoros ranks 43rd and Palestine, State of ranks 41st 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
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Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).