Fiji vs Western Sahara: Old-age dependency ratio
Fiji
9.6%
in 2023
Western Sahara
9.0%
in 2023
Fiji rank
149th
Western Sahara rank
152nd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Fiji
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 9.6% against 9.0% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 149th and Western Sahara ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.5% | 4.1% | 5.3% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 2.2% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 1.5% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 1.5% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 0.8% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Fiji or Western Sahara?
- Fiji, at 9.6% against 9.0% in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Fiji and Western Sahara?
- 0.6%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Western Sahara rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Fiji ranks 149th and Western Sahara ranks 152nd 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).