Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio, young
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 91.6% against 73.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.3% | 86.3% | 4.1% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 85.1% | 2.1% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 88.9% | 0.9% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 93.0% | 3.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 97.6% | 9.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 95.8% | 13.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 92.3% | 16.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 91.6% against 73.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Somalia?
- 17.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- 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.