Least developed countries vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio
Least developed countries
74.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
83.9%
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Least developed countries
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.9% against 74.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.9% | 82.2% | 3.7% | Least developed countries |
| 1970s | 90.9% | 93.2% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 94.9% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 91.5% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 89.8% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 91.0% | 9.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 86.5% | 10.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Least developed countries or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 83.9% against 74.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Least developed countries and Mauritania?
- 9.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th 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.