Comoros vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, young
Comoros
62.8%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
26.4%
in 2025
Comoros rank
40th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
37th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Comoros
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 62.8% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 36.4%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4% | 75.2% | 8.2% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 72.8% | 21.1% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 55.3% | 40.6% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 45.4% | 52.9% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 34.7% | 54.1% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 30.1% | 41.5% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 28.2% | 36.6% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Comoros or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Comoros, at 62.8% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Comoros and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 36.4%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Comoros ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.