Statizoid

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Old-age dependency ratio

Nigeria
5.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.5%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
206th
Sierra Leone rank
205th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
02468195019862023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Old-age dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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