Madagascar vs Maldives: Age dependency breakdown
Madagascar
5.8%
in 2023
Maldives
5.7%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
197th
Maldives rank
199th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Madagascar
- Maldives
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Madagascar ranks 197th and Maldives ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.7% | 5.0% | 1.8% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 6.0% | 0.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 7.0% | 1.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Madagascar or Maldives?
- Madagascar, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Madagascar and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Maldives rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Madagascar ranks 197th and Maldives ranks 199th 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).