Cook Islands vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Cook Islands
60.57
in 2023
Somalia
97.02
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
4th
Somalia rank
4th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Cook Islands
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 97.02 against 60.57 in Cook Islands, a difference of 36.45.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 4th of 7 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.91 | 83.73 | 12.18 | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 114.08 | 92.66 | 21.42 | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 114.01 | 91.51 | 22.5 | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 80.31 | 95.19 | 14.88 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 68.18 | 98.46 | 30.28 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 62.77 | 102.72 | 39.96 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 54.06 | 100.63 | 46.57 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 58.23 | 97.69 | 39.46 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Cook Islands or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 97.02 against 60.57 in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cook Islands and Somalia?
- 36.45, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 4th of 7 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.