Angola vs Mauritania: Total dependency ratio
Angola
90.1%
in 2023
Mauritania
86.1%
in 2023
Angola rank
11th
Mauritania rank
12th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Angola currently reports 90.1% against 86.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Angola ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.4% | 80.7% | 5.3% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 86.9% | 82.2% | 4.8% | Angola |
| 1970s | 93.4% | 93.2% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 94.9% | 6.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 91.5% | 1.2% | Angola |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 89.8% | 2.5% | Angola |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.0% | 1.0% | Angola |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 87.6% | 3.2% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Angola or Mauritania?
- Angola, at 90.1% against 86.1% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Angola and Mauritania?
- 4.0%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Angola ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).