Gambia vs Liberia: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Gambia
77.65
in 2023
Liberia
76.29
in 2023
Gambia rank
31st
Liberia rank
32nd

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Gambia
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 77.65 against 76.29 in Liberia, a difference of 1.36.

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

Gambia ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 81.67 79.44 2.23 Gambia
1960s 78.48 80.97 2.49 Liberia
1970s 84.43 86.3 1.88 Liberia
1980s 96.38 89.14 7.24 Gambia
1990s 99.71 87.67 12.04 Gambia
2000s 95.06 85.95 9.11 Gambia
2010s 85.96 83.73 2.23 Gambia
2020s 79.41 78.42 0.9884 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Gambia or Liberia?
Gambia, at 77.65 against 76.29 in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Gambia and Liberia?
1.36, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Gambia ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 32nd 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.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed