Comoros vs Senegal: Total dependency ratio
Comoros
72.0%
in 2023
Senegal
73.1%
in 2023
Comoros rank
43rd
Senegal rank
40th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 73.1% against 72.0% in Comoros, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Comoros ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.3% | 86.5% | 11.3% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 90.6% | 88.8% | 1.8% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 90.3% | 12.4% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 99.3% | 5.1% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 94.1% | 12.8% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 87.0% | 9.9% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 84.2% | 4.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 75.5% | 2.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Comoros or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 73.1% against 72.0% in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Comoros and Senegal?
- 1.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Senegal rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 40th 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).