Mauritania vs Tanzania: Total dependency ratio
Mauritania
86.1%
in 2023
Tanzania
84.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
12th
Tanzania rank
15th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 86.1% against 84.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.7% | 90.3% | 9.6% | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 82.2% | 91.1% | 9.0% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 96.4% | 3.1% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 100.7% | 5.8% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 92.8% | 1.3% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 90.7% | 0.9% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 85.4% | 2.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 86.1% against 84.4% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 1.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 15th 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).