Caribbean Small States vs Comoros: Age dependency ratio
Caribbean Small States
47.4%
in 2025
Comoros
70.4%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
39th
Comoros rank
40th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 70.4% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.5 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Comoros ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Comoros in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.1% | 90.6% | 4.5% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 102.6% | 16.5% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 104.5% | 34.1% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 106.9% | 44.7% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 96.9% | 44.3% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 79.3% | 32.2% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 72.5% | 25.5% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Caribbean Small States or Comoros?
- Comoros, at 70.4% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Caribbean Small States and Comoros?
- 23.0%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Comoros?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Comoros rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Comoros ranks 40th of 47 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.