Comoros vs Rwanda: Total dependency ratio
Comoros
72.0%
in 2023
Rwanda
71.1%
in 2023
Comoros rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
45th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Rwanda
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 72.0% against 71.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Comoros ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.3% | 95.4% | 20.1% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 90.6% | 112.6% | 22.0% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 98.9% | 3.7% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 101.6% | 2.9% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 107.3% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 86.1% | 10.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 79.1% | 0.2% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.7% | 0.7% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Comoros or Rwanda?
- Comoros, at 72.0% against 71.1% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Comoros and Rwanda?
- 0.9%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Rwanda rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 45th 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).