American Samoa vs Nepal: Age dependency ratio
American Samoa
53.6%
in 2025
Nepal
53.1%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
125th
Nepal rank
128th
Age dependency ratio over time
- American Samoa
- Nepal
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 53.6% against 53.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 125th and Nepal ranks 128th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.4% | 77.2% | 25.2% | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 88.9% | 78.5% | 10.4% | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 80.8% | 7.2% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 82.1% | 9.4% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 76.5% | 7.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 63.5% | 4.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.4% | 0.1% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, American Samoa or Nepal?
- American Samoa, at 53.6% against 53.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between American Samoa and Nepal?
- 0.5%, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Nepal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- American Samoa ranks 125th and Nepal ranks 128th 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.