Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 79.0% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.4% | 116.3% | 28.0% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 91.0% | 109.8% | 18.7% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 88.6% | 0.5% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 80.4% | 4.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 79.9% | 8.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 76.0% | 10.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 79.3% | 15.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 79.0% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 17.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th 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.