Gambia vs Madagascar: Age dependency ratio, young
Gambia
69.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
67.6%
in 2025
Gambia rank
27th
Madagascar rank
30th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Gambia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 69.6% against 67.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Gambia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.6% | 92.2% | 18.6% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 78.6% | 93.4% | 14.8% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 93.2% | 5.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 88.1% | 4.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 86.4% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 77.0% | 4.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 69.6% | 3.3% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Gambia or Madagascar?
- Gambia, at 69.6% against 67.6% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Gambia and Madagascar?
- 2.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 30th 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.