Comoros vs Egypt: Old-age dependency ratio
Comoros
7.7%
in 2023
Egypt
7.9%
in 2023
Comoros rank
163rd
Egypt rank
161st
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.9% against 7.7% in Comoros, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 163rd and Egypt ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 0.5% | Comoros |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 0.2% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 1.4% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 1.4% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 1.7% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 1.6% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 0.0% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Comoros or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 7.9% against 7.7% in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Comoros and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Egypt rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 163rd and Egypt ranks 161st 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).