Madagascar vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio, young
Madagascar
67.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
65.8%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
30th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Madagascar
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 67.6% against 65.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.2% | 88.3% | 3.9% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 93.4% | 87.8% | 5.6% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 85.2% | 8.0% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 84.6% | 3.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 71.7% | 14.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 66.6% | 10.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.5% | 2.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Madagascar or Vanuatu?
- Madagascar, at 67.6% against 65.8% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Madagascar and Vanuatu?
- 1.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Madagascar ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.