Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency breakdown

Mauritius
17.98
in 2023
Sri Lanka
17.81
in 2023
Mauritius rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sri Lanka
57.51012.51517.5195019862023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 17.98 against 17.81 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mauritius ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 6.02 10.36 4.34 Sri Lanka
1960s 6.33 7.03 0.7005 Sri Lanka
1970s 6.71 7 0.2918 Sri Lanka
1980s 7.35 8.26 0.9057 Sri Lanka
1990s 8.66 9.3 0.6427 Sri Lanka
2000s 9.32 9.84 0.5224 Sri Lanka
2010s 12.22 13.31 1.1 Sri Lanka
2020s 16.85 17.02 0.1686 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?
Mauritius, at 17.98 against 17.81 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Mauritius and Sri Lanka?
0.17, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Mauritius ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed