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
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.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.2% | 79.4% | 1.7% | Congo |
| 1960s | 89.8% | 81.0% | 8.8% | Congo |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 86.3% | 9.2% | Congo |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 89.1% | 4.5% | Congo |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.7% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 86.0% | 6.3% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 83.7% | 4.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.4% | 0.8% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Congo or Liberia?
- Congo, at 77.9% against 76.3% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Congo and Liberia?
- 1.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 32nd 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).