Africa: Low income vs Lebanon: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Africa: Low income
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.53 against 1.7 in Africa: Low income, a difference of 0.83.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.5 times Africa: Low income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Africa: Low income ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 21st of 87 groups.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Low income | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 | 2.77 | 1.11 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 2.5 | 0.8232 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 2.19 | 0.464 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 2.48 | 0.6972 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Africa: Low income or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 2.53 against 1.7 in Africa: Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Africa: Low income and Lebanon?
- 0.83, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Low income and Lebanon?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Africa: Low income and Lebanon rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Africa: Low income ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 21st of 87 groups.
- 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.