Indonesia vs Samoa: Age dependency breakdown
Indonesia
10.4%
in 2023
Samoa
10.3%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
139th
Samoa rank
140th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Indonesia
- Samoa
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 10.4% against 10.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Indonesia ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6% | 5.6% | 2.1% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 6.1% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.5% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Indonesia or Samoa?
- Indonesia, at 10.4% against 10.3% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Indonesia and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Samoa rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Indonesia ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 140th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).