Nigeria vs Samoa: Total dependency ratio
Nigeria
80.2%
in 2023
Samoa
80.0%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
23rd
Samoa rank
24th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Nigeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 80.2% against 80.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Samoa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.3% | 107.5% | 27.2% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 81.4% | 116.3% | 34.9% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 109.8% | 22.6% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 88.6% | 5.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 80.4% | 10.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 79.9% | 8.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 76.0% | 13.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 79.2% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Nigeria or Samoa?
- Nigeria, at 80.2% against 80.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Nigeria and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Samoa ranks 24th 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).