Iraq vs Liberia: Old-age dependency ratio
Iraq
5.7%
in 2023
Liberia
5.8%
in 2023
Iraq rank
201st
Liberia rank
198th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Iraq
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Iraq ranks 201st and Liberia ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 5.4% | 3.6% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 2.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.9% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Iraq or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Iraq and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Liberia rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Iraq ranks 201st and Liberia ranks 198th 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).