Nigeria vs Sudan: Total dependency ratio
Nigeria
80.2%
in 2023
Sudan
78.1%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
23rd
Sudan rank
26th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 80.2% against 78.1% in Sudan, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.3% | 95.2% | 14.9% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 81.4% | 98.8% | 17.4% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 100.9% | 13.8% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 95.4% | 1.6% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 96.7% | 5.7% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 92.7% | 4.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 85.9% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 79.0% | 3.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 80.2% against 78.1% in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 2.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th 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).