Burundi vs Mauritania: Total dependency ratio
Burundi
91.8%
in 2023
Mauritania
86.1%
in 2023
Burundi rank
9th
Mauritania rank
12th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 91.8% against 86.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burundi ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.8% | 80.7% | 6.1% | Burundi |
| 1960s | 93.8% | 82.2% | 11.6% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 93.2% | 2.3% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 94.9% | 4.0% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 109.0% | 91.5% | 17.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 89.8% | 5.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 91.0% | 4.9% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 87.6% | 7.3% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 91.8% against 86.1% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 5.7%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Burundi ranks 9th 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).