Africa: Low income vs Libya: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Africa: Low income
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.5 against 1.7 in Africa: Low income, a difference of 0.8.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Africa: Low income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Africa: Low income ranks 19th and Libya ranks 22nd of 87 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Low income | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 | 3.25 | 1.58 | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 2.82 | 1.14 | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 2.63 | 0.9018 | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 2.61 | 0.8589 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Africa: Low income or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.5 against 1.7 in Africa: Low income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Africa: Low income and Libya?
- 0.8, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Low income and Libya?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Low income and Libya rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Africa: Low income ranks 19th and Libya ranks 22nd 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.