Liberia vs Mauritania: Age dependency breakdown
Liberia
5.8%
in 2023
Mauritania
6.0%
in 2023
Liberia rank
198th
Mauritania rank
196th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Liberia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 198th and Mauritania ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.2% | 3.3% | 1.9% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 6.1% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Liberia ranks 198th and Mauritania ranks 196th 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).