Cameroon vs Mayotte: Old-age dependency ratio
Cameroon
5.0%
in 2023
Mayotte
5.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
216th
Mayotte rank
217th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Mayotte
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Mayotte, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.
Cameroon ranks 216th and Mayotte ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Mayotte in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mayotte | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5% | 11.0% | 4.5% | Mayotte |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 8.3% | 1.0% | Mayotte |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cameroon or Mayotte?
- Cameroon, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Mayotte as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cameroon and Mayotte?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mayotte?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mayotte rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 216th and Mayotte ranks 217th 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).