Gambia vs Liberia: Youth dependency ratio
Gambia
72.4%
in 2023
Liberia
70.5%
in 2023
Gambia rank
28th
Liberia rank
29th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 72.4% against 70.5% in Liberia, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76.9% | 74.2% | 2.7% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 73.6% | 75.8% | 2.2% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 78.6% | 80.9% | 2.3% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 83.6% | 4.4% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 82.0% | 10.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 80.0% | 9.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 77.8% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.6% | 1.6% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 72.4% against 70.5% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Gambia and Liberia?
- 1.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 29th 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
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).