Mayotte vs Tanzania: Total dependency ratio
Mayotte
86.0%
in 2023
Tanzania
84.4%
in 2023
Mayotte rank
13th
Tanzania rank
15th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Mayotte
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mayotte currently reports 86.0% against 84.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mayotte ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mayotte | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.1% | 90.3% | 7.8% | Mayotte |
| 1960s | 112.1% | 91.1% | 21.0% | Mayotte |
| 1970s | 116.5% | 96.4% | 20.1% | Mayotte |
| 1980s | 106.9% | 100.7% | 6.2% | Mayotte |
| 1990s | 91.4% | 92.8% | 1.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 90.7% | 2.5% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 90.4% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.4% | 1.0% | Mayotte |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Mayotte or Tanzania?
- Mayotte, at 86.0% against 84.4% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Mayotte and Tanzania?
- 1.6%, with Mayotte ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mayotte and Tanzania rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Mayotte ranks 13th 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
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).