IDA only vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio
IDA only
72.6%
in 2025
Mauritania
83.9%
in 2025
IDA only rank
10th
Mauritania rank
11th
Age dependency ratio over time
- IDA only
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.9% against 72.6% in IDA only, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA only ahead.
IDA only ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 82.2% | 4.6% | IDA only |
| 1970s | 90.9% | 93.2% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 94.9% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 91.5% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 89.8% | 5.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 91.0% | 11.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 86.5% | 12.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, IDA only or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 83.9% against 72.6% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between IDA only and Mauritania?
- 11.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- IDA only ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- 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.