Cameroon vs Nigeria: Age dependency ratio young of working age population

Cameroon
75.29
in 2023
Nigeria
74.79
in 2023
Cameroon rank
16th
Nigeria rank
18th

Age dependency ratio young of working age population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
020406080100195019862023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 75.29 against 74.79 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 68.42 74.58 6.16 Nigeria
1960s 73.76 75.33 1.57 Nigeria
1970s 81.78 81.12 0.6636 Cameroon
1980s 89.9 87.76 2.14 Cameroon
1990s 90.38 85.06 5.32 Cameroon
2000s 84.08 83.02 1.06 Cameroon
2010s 80.35 83.47 3.12 Nigeria
2020s 76.59 76.91 0.3218 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio young of working age population, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Cameroon, at 75.29 against 74.79 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio young of working age population between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.5, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
Cameroon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio young 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 young 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