Gambia vs IDA & IBRD total: Age dependency ratio
Gambia
75.2%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
54.2%
in 2025
Gambia rank
28th
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 75.2% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and IDA & IBRD total in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.5% | 81.1% | 2.6% | IDA & IBRD total |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 80.2% | 4.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 72.7% | 23.7% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 67.3% | 32.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 59.7% | 35.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 55.9% | 30.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 55.1% | 23.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Gambia or IDA & IBRD total?
- Gambia, at 75.2% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Gambia and IDA & IBRD total?
- 21.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and IDA & IBRD total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 28th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th 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.