Gambia vs Madagascar: Total dependency ratio
Gambia
77.6%
in 2023
Madagascar
75.2%
in 2023
Gambia rank
31st
Madagascar rank
33rd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 77.6% against 75.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.7% | 82.0% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 78.5% | 98.9% | 20.5% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 100.5% | 16.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 99.4% | 3.1% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 93.6% | 6.1% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 91.7% | 3.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 82.1% | 3.9% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 76.2% | 3.3% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Gambia or Madagascar?
- Gambia, at 77.6% against 75.2% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Gambia and Madagascar?
- 2.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 33rd 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).