Comoros vs Sierra Leone: Total dependency ratio
Comoros
72.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
71.6%
in 2023
Comoros rank
43rd
Sierra Leone rank
44th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 72.0% against 71.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Comoros ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.3% | 72.6% | 2.7% | Comoros |
| 1960s | 90.6% | 75.5% | 15.0% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 82.8% | 19.8% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 86.8% | 17.7% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 89.0% | 17.9% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 89.2% | 7.7% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 82.1% | 2.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 73.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Comoros or Sierra Leone?
- Comoros, at 72.0% against 71.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Comoros and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Sierra Leone rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 44th 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).