Cameroon vs Pacific island small states: Age dependency ratio, young
Cameroon
73.3%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
53.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
15th
Pacific island small states rank
13th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Cameroon
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 73.3% against 53.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 19.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.8% | 92.7% | 18.9% | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 86.4% | 4.7% | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 77.5% | 12.4% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 71.8% | 18.6% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 62.3% | 21.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 57.7% | 22.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 55.0% | 20.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cameroon or Pacific island small states?
- Cameroon, at 73.3% against 53.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
- 19.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Pacific island small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th 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.