Malawi vs Nauru: Old-age dependency ratio
Malawi
4.6%
in 2023
Nauru
4.6%
in 2023
Malawi rank
223rd
Nauru rank
224th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Malawi
- Nauru
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.
Malawi ranks 223rd and Nauru ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 11.3% | 5.5% | Nauru |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 2.3% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Malawi or Nauru?
- Malawi, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Malawi and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nauru rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Malawi ranks 223rd and Nauru ranks 224th 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).