Benin vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio
Benin
79.9%
in 2025
Samoa
79.0%
in 2025
Benin rank
15th
Samoa rank
16th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Samoa
How they compare
Benin currently reports 79.9% against 79.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 16th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 116.3% | 29.2% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 109.8% | 13.4% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 88.6% | 10.2% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 80.4% | 16.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 79.9% | 11.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 76.0% | 10.8% | Benin |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.3% | 2.8% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Benin or Samoa?
- Benin, at 79.9% against 79.0% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Benin and Samoa?
- 0.9%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th 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.