Congo vs Gambia: Total dependency ratio
Congo
77.9%
in 2023
Gambia
77.6%
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Gambia rank
31st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- Gambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 77.9% against 77.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.2% | 81.7% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 89.8% | 78.5% | 11.3% | Congo |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 84.4% | 11.1% | Congo |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 96.4% | 2.7% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 99.7% | 11.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 95.1% | 15.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 86.0% | 6.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.4% | 0.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Congo or Gambia?
- Congo, at 77.9% against 77.6% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Congo and Gambia?
- 0.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 29th and Gambia ranks 31st 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).