Afghanistan vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
81.8%
in 2025
Samoa
79.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Samoa rank
16th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 81.8% against 79.0% in Samoa, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 116.3% | 33.1% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 109.8% | 19.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 88.6% | 8.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 80.4% | 23.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 79.9% | 29.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 76.0% | 19.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 79.3% | 5.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Samoa?
- Afghanistan, at 81.8% against 79.0% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 2.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th of 217 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.