Comoros vs Libya: Age dependency ratio, old
Comoros
7.6%
in 2025
Libya
7.6%
in 2025
Comoros rank
150th
Libya rank
147th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Comoros
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 7.6% against 7.6% in Comoros, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Comoros ranks 150th and Libya ranks 147th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 7.8% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 2.6% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 4.8% | 3.7% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 5.3% | 3.3% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 2.1% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 0.4% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Comoros or Libya?
- Libya, at 7.6% against 7.6% in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Comoros and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Libya rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Comoros ranks 150th and Libya ranks 147th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.