Mali vs Somalia: Total dependency ratio
Mali
95.6%
in 2023
Somalia
97.0%
in 2023
Mali rank
7th
Somalia rank
4th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 97.0% against 95.6% in Mali, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Mali ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.0% | 83.7% | 8.8% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 76.9% | 92.7% | 15.7% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 91.5% | 7.5% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 95.2% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 1990s | 102.0% | 98.5% | 3.5% | Mali |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 102.7% | 4.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 100.6% | 0.9% | Mali |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.7% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 97.0% against 95.6% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Mali and Somalia?
- 1.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Mali ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th 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).