Somalia vs Vatican: Total dependency ratio
Somalia
97.0%
in 2023
Vatican
103.7%
in 2023
Somalia rank
4th
Vatican rank
2nd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Somalia
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 103.7% against 97.0% in Somalia, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.7% | 53.0% | 30.8% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 92.7% | 25.4% | 67.3% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 91.5% | 27.6% | 63.9% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 32.8% | 62.4% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 44.2% | 54.2% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 102.7% | 67.6% | 35.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 100.6% | 110.2% | 9.5% | Vatican |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 106.2% | 8.5% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Somalia or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 103.7% against 97.0% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Somalia and Vatican?
- 6.7%, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Vatican rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 2nd 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).