Liberia vs Madagascar: Age dependency ratio, old
Liberia
5.8%
in 2025
Madagascar
6.0%
in 2025
Liberia rank
183rd
Madagascar rank
180th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Liberia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 183rd and Madagascar ranks 180th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 6.7% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 7.1% | 1.8% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Liberia and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Liberia ranks 183rd and Madagascar ranks 180th of 218 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.