Liberia vs Madagascar: Total dependency ratio

Liberia
76.3%
in 2023
Madagascar
75.2%
in 2023
Liberia rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
33rd

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 76.3% against 75.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 33rd 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).