India vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio old

India
10.17
in 2023
Samoa
10.27
in 2023
India rank
141st
Samoa rank
140th

Age dependency ratio old over time

  • India
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 10.27 against 10.17 in India, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

India ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 5.59 5.61 0.0257 Samoa
1960s 6.34 6.07 0.2737 India
1970s 6.88 6.14 0.7323 India
1980s 7.03 6.09 0.9433 India
1990s 7.15 7.47 0.3169 Samoa
2000s 7.53 8.44 0.903 Samoa
2010s 8.36 8.69 0.3383 Samoa
2020s 9.82 9.85 0.035 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio old, India or Samoa?
Samoa, at 10.27 against 10.17 in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio old between India and Samoa?
0.1, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio old?
India ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed