Samoa vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Samoa
79.97
in 2023
Zambia
78.11
in 2023
Samoa rank
23rd
Zambia rank
26th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 79.97 against 78.11 in Zambia, a difference of 1.86.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.53 | 92.76 | 14.76 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 116.32 | 98.44 | 17.89 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 109.75 | 107.08 | 2.67 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 88.64 | 108.48 | 19.84 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 80.39 | 103.69 | 23.3 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 79.89 | 97.3 | 17.41 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 76.02 | 88.59 | 12.57 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 79.22 | 80.2 | 0.982 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Samoa or Zambia?
- Samoa, at 79.97 against 78.11 in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Samoa and Zambia?
- 1.86, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Samoa ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th 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.