Côte d'Ivoire vs Gambia: Total dependency ratio
Côte d'Ivoire
78.1%
in 2023
Gambia
77.6%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
28th
Gambia rank
31st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Gambia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 78.1% against 77.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.6% | 81.7% | 1.9% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 86.7% | 78.5% | 8.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 84.4% | 8.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 96.4% | 4.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 99.7% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 95.1% | 1.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 86.0% | 4.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 79.4% | 0.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Côte d'Ivoire or Gambia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 78.1% against 77.6% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia?
- 0.5%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 31st 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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About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).