Liberia vs Madagascar: Age dependency ratio
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
Madagascar
73.6%
in 2025
Liberia rank
30th
Madagascar rank
31st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 73.7% against 73.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 98.9% | 18.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 100.5% | 14.2% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 99.4% | 10.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 93.6% | 6.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 91.7% | 5.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.1% | 1.7% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.4% | 1.6% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Liberia, at 73.7% against 73.6% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Liberia and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 31st 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.