Statizoid

Congo vs Liberia: Total dependency ratio

Congo
77.9%
in 2023
Liberia
76.3%
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Liberia rank
32nd

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Congo
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 77.9% against 76.3% in Liberia, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Congo ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).