Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Total dependency ratio
Congo
77.9%
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
78.1%
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
28th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 78.1% against 77.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.2% | 83.6% | 2.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 89.8% | 86.7% | 3.0% | Congo |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 92.8% | 2.8% | Congo |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 100.8% | 7.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 97.2% | 9.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 93.7% | 14.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 82.0% | 2.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.5% | 0.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 78.1% against 77.9% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.2%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 29th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th 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
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).