Afghanistan vs Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
81.8%
in 2025
Guinea
78.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Guinea rank
17th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Guinea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 81.8% against 78.6% in Guinea, a difference of 3.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Guinea ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 79.1% | 4.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 82.7% | 7.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 88.9% | 8.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 92.1% | 11.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 96.1% | 12.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 88.6% | 7.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 81.3% | 3.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Guinea?
- Afghanistan, at 81.8% against 78.6% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 3.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Guinea ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.