Other small states vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio, young
Other small states
35.0%
in 2025
Samoa
68.1%
in 2025
Other small states rank
27th
Samoa rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Other small states
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 68.1% against 35.0% in Other small states, a difference of 33.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.9 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5% | 110.3% | 47.7% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 58.8% | 103.6% | 44.8% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 56.9% | 82.6% | 25.7% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 72.9% | 16.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 71.5% | 24.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 67.3% | 26.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 69.1% | 32.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Other small states or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 68.1% against 35.0% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Other small states and Samoa?
- 33.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Other small states and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Other small states ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 28th 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.