Ghana vs Mauritania: Old-age dependency ratio
Ghana
6.0%
in 2023
Mauritania
6.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
195th
Mauritania rank
196th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 195th and Mauritania ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 3.3% | 3.7% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.9% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Ghana, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 195th and Mauritania ranks 196th 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).