Benin vs Sierra Leone: Old-age dependency ratio
Benin
5.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
203rd
Sierra Leone rank
205th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 203rd and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 5.9% | 6.4% | Benin |
| 1960s | 10.4% | 7.0% | 3.4% | Benin |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.4% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 203rd and Sierra Leone ranks 205th 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).