Liberia vs South Sudan: Youth dependency ratio
Liberia
70.5%
in 2023
South Sudan
69.6%
in 2023
Liberia rank
29th
South Sudan rank
31st
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Liberia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 70.5% against 69.6% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Liberia ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.2% | 78.4% | 4.2% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 75.8% | 79.9% | 4.2% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 80.9% | 85.8% | 4.9% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 90.1% | 6.5% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 88.1% | 6.2% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 85.8% | 5.8% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 79.6% | 1.7% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 73.6% | 1.0% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Liberia or South Sudan?
- Liberia, at 70.5% against 69.6% in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Liberia and South Sudan?
- 0.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and South Sudan rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 31st 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).