Arab World vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio
Arab World
59.6%
in 2025
Samoa
79.0%
in 2025
Arab World rank
17th
Samoa rank
16th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Arab World
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 79.0% against 59.6% in Arab World, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Arab World ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.8% | 116.3% | 24.5% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 93.6% | 109.8% | 16.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 88.6% | 1.1% | Arab World |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 80.4% | 1.5% | Arab World |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 79.9% | 10.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 76.0% | 12.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 79.3% | 18.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Arab World or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 79.0% against 59.6% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Arab World and Samoa?
- 19.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Arab World ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 16th 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.