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
020406080100195019862023

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.

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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