Benin vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio, young
Benin
74.2%
in 2025
Mauritania
78.0%
in 2025
Benin rank
14th
Mauritania rank
11th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 78.0% against 74.2% in Benin, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.7% | 77.5% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 87.6% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 88.9% | 2.0% | Benin |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 85.6% | 4.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.8% | 1.8% | Benin |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 84.2% | 3.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 80.5% | 4.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 78.0% against 74.2% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Benin and Mauritania?
- 3.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.