Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio old
Nigeria
5.46
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.5
in 2023
Nigeria rank
206th
Sierra Leone rank
205th
Age dependency ratio old over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5 against 5.46 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.7 | 5.92 | 0.2186 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 6.08 | 7 | 0.9247 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 6.04 | 7.59 | 1.56 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 6.11 | 7.59 | 1.48 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.91 | 7.12 | 1.21 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 6.44 | 0.7422 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.65 | 5.81 | 0.1679 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.47 | 5.5 | 0.0214 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio old, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.5 against 5.46 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio old between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.04, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio old?
- Nigeria ranks 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th 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.