Afghanistan vs Africa: Upper-middle income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.31 against 2.65 in Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 1.66.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Africa: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 | 2.95 | 0.5687 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.65 | 2.59 | 1.06 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.42 | 2.53 | 0.8897 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.27 | 2.75 | 1.52 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 4.31 against 2.65 in Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 1.66, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 5th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.