Afghanistan vs Uganda: Old-age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
4.4%
in 2023
Uganda
4.0%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
227th
Uganda rank
230th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.4% against 4.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 227th and Uganda ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 6.3% | 1.7% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 6.0% | 1.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 4.4% against 4.0% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 227th and Uganda ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age 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 people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).