Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income vs Lesotho: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.16 against 1.46 in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, a difference of 0.7.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ahead.
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 87 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 | 1.78 | 0.1384 | Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.74 | 0.0262 | Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.99 | 0.2326 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 2.22 | 0.6607 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.16 against 1.46 in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income and Lesotho?
- 0.7, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income and Lesotho?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income and Lesotho rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 29th 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.