Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young
Equatorial Guinea
62.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
63.7%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7% against 62.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 68.5% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 75.2% | 1.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 79.2% | 3.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 81.9% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 82.8% | 11.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 76.3% | 10.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 66.8% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.7% against 62.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.