Samoa vs Zambia: Total dependency ratio
Samoa
80.0%
in 2023
Zambia
78.1%
in 2023
Samoa rank
24th
Zambia rank
27th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 80.0% against 78.1% in Zambia, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.5% | 92.8% | 14.8% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 116.3% | 98.4% | 17.9% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 109.8% | 107.1% | 2.7% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 108.5% | 19.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 103.7% | 23.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 97.3% | 17.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 88.6% | 12.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 80.2% | 1.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Samoa or Zambia?
- Samoa, at 80.0% against 78.1% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Samoa and Zambia?
- 1.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Samoa ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th 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).