Comoros vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Comoros
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 70.4% against 47.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 22.6%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Comoros ranks 40th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 88.9% | 1.7% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 84.1% | 18.5% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 75.2% | 29.2% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 66.4% | 40.4% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 57.4% | 39.5% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 50.8% | 28.6% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 48.2% | 24.3% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Comoros or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Comoros, at 70.4% against 47.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Comoros and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 22.6%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 40th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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.