Comoros vs IBRD only: Age dependency ratio
Comoros
70.4%
in 2025
IBRD only
47.1%
in 2025
Comoros rank
40th
IBRD only rank
38th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- IBRD only
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 70.4% against 47.1% in IBRD only, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and IBRD only ranks 38th of 217 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 80.0% | 10.6% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 77.8% | 24.9% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 68.0% | 36.5% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 61.3% | 45.6% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 52.3% | 44.7% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 47.9% | 31.4% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 47.8% | 24.7% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Comoros or IBRD only?
- Comoros, at 70.4% against 47.1% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Comoros and IBRD only?
- 23.3%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and IBRD only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and IBRD only rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 40th and IBRD only ranks 38th 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.