Comoros vs Namibia: Youth dependency ratio
Comoros
64.3%
in 2023
Namibia
63.1%
in 2023
Comoros rank
43rd
Namibia rank
46th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Namibia
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 64.3% against 63.1% in Namibia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Comoros ranks 43rd and Namibia ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.9% | 73.8% | 4.9% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 83.4% | 81.5% | 1.9% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 87.8% | 6.1% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 92.0% | 3.9% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 76.9% | 21.3% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 69.1% | 19.7% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 61.3% | 10.3% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 63.1% | 2.5% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Comoros or Namibia?
- Comoros, at 64.3% against 63.1% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Comoros and Namibia?
- 1.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Namibia rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 43rd and Namibia ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
The number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).