Malawi vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio, young
Malawi
70.0%
in 2025
Samoa
68.1%
in 2025
Malawi rank
26th
Samoa rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 70.0% against 68.1% in Samoa, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Malawi ranks 26th and Samoa ranks 28th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 110.3% | 29.7% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 103.6% | 17.3% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 82.6% | 6.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 72.9% | 17.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 71.5% | 20.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 67.3% | 20.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 69.1% | 5.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 70.0% against 68.1% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Malawi and Samoa?
- 1.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Malawi ranks 26th and Samoa ranks 28th of 217 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.