Arab World vs Cameroon: Age dependency ratio
Arab World
59.6%
in 2025
Cameroon
78.4%
in 2025
Arab World rank
17th
Cameroon rank
18th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Arab World
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.4% against 59.6% in Arab World, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.8% | 81.0% | 10.8% | Arab World |
| 1970s | 93.6% | 89.4% | 4.2% | Arab World |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 97.4% | 7.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 97.3% | 15.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 90.1% | 20.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 85.7% | 22.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 80.7% | 19.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Arab World or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 78.4% against 59.6% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Arab World and Cameroon?
- 18.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cameroon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Cameroon rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Arab World ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 45 groups.
- 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.