Cameroon vs Samoa: Total dependency ratio
Cameroon
80.3%
in 2023
Samoa
80.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
Samoa rank
24th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 80.3% against 80.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.9% | 107.5% | 32.6% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 81.0% | 116.3% | 35.3% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 109.8% | 20.4% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 88.6% | 8.8% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 80.4% | 16.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 79.9% | 10.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 76.0% | 9.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 79.2% | 2.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cameroon or Samoa?
- Cameroon, at 80.3% against 80.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th 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).