American Samoa vs Bangladesh: Youth dependency ratio
American Samoa
42.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh
43.4%
in 2023
American Samoa rank
87th
Bangladesh rank
85th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- American Samoa
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 43.4% against 42.4% in American Samoa, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 87th and Bangladesh ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Bangladesh in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.6% | 74.7% | 21.0% | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 97.3% | 80.4% | 16.9% | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 85.9% | 1.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 84.9% | 16.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 72.0% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 59.4% | 3.2% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 49.8% | 1.5% | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 44.4% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, American Samoa or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 43.4% against 42.4% in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between American Samoa and Bangladesh?
- 1.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Bangladesh?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Bangladesh rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- American Samoa ranks 87th and Bangladesh ranks 85th 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).