Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Youth dependency ratio
Afghanistan
79.5%
in 2023
Mauritania
80.1%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Mauritania rank
12th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 80.1% against 79.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.2% | 77.4% | 3.2% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 78.2% | 77.5% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 87.6% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 88.9% | 3.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 85.6% | 13.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 83.8% | 20.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 84.2% | 6.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 81.5% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 80.1% against 79.5% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).