Afghanistan vs Arab States: Lower-middle income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Arab States: Lower-middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.31 against 3.14 in Arab States: Lower-middle income, a difference of 1.17.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Arab States: Lower-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Arab States: Lower-middle income ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Arab States: Lower-middle income ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Arab States: Lower-middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Arab States: Lower-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 | 3.61 | 0.0833 | Arab States: Lower-middle income |
| 2000s | 3.65 | 3.51 | 0.1398 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.42 | 3.16 | 0.2668 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.27 | 3.29 | 0.9894 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Arab States: Lower-middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 4.31 against 3.14 in Arab States: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Arab States: Lower-middle income?
- 1.17, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab States: Lower-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Afghanistan and Arab States: Lower-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Arab States: Lower-middle income ranks 2nd 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.
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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.