Liberia vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
Vanuatu
73.4%
in 2025
Liberia rank
30th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Liberia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 73.7% against 73.4% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 94.6% | 13.6% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 93.7% | 7.4% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 93.5% | 4.4% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 90.7% | 3.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 76.9% | 9.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 72.9% | 10.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 74.9% | 2.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Liberia or Vanuatu?
- Liberia, at 73.7% against 73.4% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Liberia and Vanuatu?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.