Comoros vs East Asia & Pacific: Age dependency ratio
Comoros
70.4%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific
46.2%
in 2025
Comoros rank
40th
East Asia & Pacific rank
43rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 70.4% against 46.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 78.9% | 11.7% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 76.6% | 26.1% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 61.3% | 43.1% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 53.1% | 53.8% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 45.4% | 51.5% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 44.0% | 35.4% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 46.7% | 25.8% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Comoros or East Asia & Pacific?
- Comoros, at 70.4% against 46.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Comoros and East Asia & Pacific?
- 24.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and East Asia & Pacific?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd of 218 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.