Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita

Netherlands
0.0352 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0125 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Population ages 55-59, female, per capita over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.010.020.030.04196019922025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0352 units per person against 0.0125 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0227 units per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0255 units per person 0.0129 units per person 0.0126 units per person Netherlands
1970s 0.0248 units per person 0.0126 units per person 0.0122 units per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0254 units per person 0.012 units per person 0.0133 units per person Netherlands
1990s 0.0248 units per person 0.0115 units per person 0.0133 units per person Netherlands
2000s 0.0316 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0205 units per person Netherlands
2010s 0.0342 units per person 0.0117 units per person 0.0225 units per person Netherlands
2020s 0.0359 units per person 0.0123 units per person 0.0236 units per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, per capita, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Netherlands, at 0.0352 units per person against 0.0125 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female, per capita between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0227 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.