Mauritania vs Mozambique: Total dependency ratio
Mauritania
86.1%
in 2023
Mozambique
90.6%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
12th
Mozambique rank
10th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 90.6% against 86.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.7% | 79.5% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 82.2% | 82.0% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 88.7% | 4.5% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 95.6% | 0.7% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 92.6% | 1.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 92.3% | 2.5% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 93.8% | 2.8% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 91.5% | 3.9% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 90.6% against 86.1% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 4.5%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 10th 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).