Mauritania vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio, young
Mauritania
78.0%
in 2025
Uganda
78.9%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
11th
Uganda rank
10th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 78.9% against 78.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 91.3% | 13.8% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 94.4% | 6.8% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 98.2% | 9.3% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 101.9% | 16.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 104.8% | 21.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 95.9% | 11.7% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 82.2% | 1.7% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mauritania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 78.9% against 78.0% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 0.9%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.