Asia and the Pacific: Low income vs Samoa: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.03 against 1.82 in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, a difference of 1.21.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Asia and the Pacific: Low income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 14th of 87 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia and the Pacific: Low income | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 | 2.07 | 0.7584 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 2.15 | 0.7148 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 2.27 | 0.7859 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.76 | 2.93 | 1.17 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Asia and the Pacific: Low income or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.03 against 1.82 in Asia and the Pacific: Low income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Asia and the Pacific: Low income and Samoa?
- 1.21, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and the Pacific: Low income and Samoa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Asia and the Pacific: Low income and Samoa rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 14th 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.