Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Total dependency ratio
Cote d'Ivoire
78.1%
in 2023
Malawi
78.3%
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
28th
Malawi rank
25th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 78.3% against 78.1% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.6% | 89.6% | 6.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 86.7% | 86.1% | 0.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 91.7% | 1.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 96.2% | 4.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 97.5% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 99.4% | 5.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 94.1% | 12.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 81.4% | 1.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 78.3% against 78.1% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 25th 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).