Comoros vs Japan: Age dependency ratio
Comoros
70.4%
in 2025
Japan
70.2%
in 2025
Comoros rank
40th
Japan rank
41st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Japan
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 70.4% against 70.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and Japan ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 47.8% | 42.8% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 46.0% | 56.6% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 46.8% | 57.7% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 43.8% | 63.0% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 51.4% | 45.5% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 64.4% | 15.0% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 70.1% | 2.4% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Comoros or Japan?
- Comoros, at 70.4% against 70.2% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Comoros and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Japan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 40th and Japan ranks 41st 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.