Cameroon vs Guinea: Total dependency ratio
Cameroon
80.3%
in 2023
Guinea
80.8%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
Guinea rank
21st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 80.8% against 80.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.9% | 77.6% | 2.7% | Guinea |
| 1960s | 81.0% | 79.1% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 82.7% | 6.7% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 88.9% | 8.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 92.1% | 5.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 96.1% | 5.9% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 88.6% | 2.9% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 82.3% | 0.7% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 80.8% against 80.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 21st 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
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).