Africa: Upper-middle income vs Somalia: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Africa: Upper-middle income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.81 against 2.65 in Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 3.16.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.2 times Africa: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 87 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Upper-middle income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 | 5.86 | 2.91 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 5.91 | 3.32 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.53 | 5.88 | 3.35 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.75 | 5.86 | 3.1 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Africa: Upper-middle income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.81 against 2.65 in Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Africa: Upper-middle income and Somalia?
- 3.16, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Upper-middle income and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Upper-middle income and Somalia rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.