Guinea vs Nigeria: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Guinea
80.78
in 2023
Nigeria
80.25
in 2023
Guinea rank
20th
Nigeria rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 80.78 against 80.25 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.53.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Guinea ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77.61 | 80.28 | 2.67 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 79.11 | 81.4 | 2.29 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 82.67 | 87.15 | 4.48 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 88.93 | 93.87 | 4.94 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 92.13 | 90.97 | 1.16 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 96.07 | 88.72 | 7.35 | Guinea |
| 2010s | 88.59 | 89.12 | 0.5307 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 82.3 | 82.39 | 0.0886 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Guinea or Nigeria?
- Guinea, at 80.78 against 80.25 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.53, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Guinea ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 229 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.